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The presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran met this Monday, September 16 in Ankara for a new summit devoted, first, to the province of Idleb, submitted since April to an offensive of the Damascus regime.
With our correspondent in Istanbul, Anne Andlauer
On the most pressing issue of this meeting - the situation in Idleb - the three presidents have not announced any progress. Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted to make it known that, despite appearances, the agreement concluded a year ago on the de-escalation zone was not obsolete and that Turkey would continue to " fulfill its commitments " ... No way, therefore, for the Turkish leader to withdraw his troops from Idleb. For their part, the Russian and Iranian presidents renewed their support for the Syrian army's offensive, which threatens to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is the first concerned by this new influx of refugees, spoke with his hosts about the latest advances in the "security" zone that the Turkish army is setting up with the United States in the North. is Turkey ... Turkey wants to send back 2 of the more than 3.5 million Syrians it hosts, while moving away from its borders Syrian Kurdish forces.
" As I told my two counterparts, if, within two weeks, we do not get the desired results from the United States, we will begin to implement our offensive plan ," warned the president. Turkish.
The only advance of this summit concerns the political process that these three countries have been negotiating for almost two years. Hassan Rohani, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed to have settled their latest disagreements over the creation of a committee to draft the post-war constitution. This committee should begin work shortly in Geneva.