Ankara: Foreign Ministers of Turkiye, Syria, and Jordan have underlined the necessity of stopping the Israeli occupation aggression on Syria to maintain the country's stability and sovereignty.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the call came on Monday during a joint news conference that brought together Turkish top diplomat Hakan Fidan, and his Jordanian and Syrian peers, Ayman Al-Safadi and Asaad Al-Shaibani, respectively. Fidan emphasized that the expansion of Israeli occupation aggression in Syria has threatened the country's stability and security.
Fidan noted that Turkiye has been making intensive international and regional diplomatic efforts since the collapse of Syria's Baath regime in December 2024. As Syria's neighbors, the countries seek to find collective solutions to the ongoing regional issues, with the expansion of Israeli occupation in Syria being a major concern.
Al-Shaibani renewed the call to end the Israeli occupation attacks on Syria and to lift international sanctions. He stated that Syria's borders have been violated by Israeli occupation forces, constituting systematic breaches of international law. The air strikes targeting Syria's infrastructure and resulting in civilian casualties are not acts of self-defense but calculated escalations aimed at destabilizing the country, he added.
Furthermore, Jordan's top diplomat, Al-Safadi, stated that his country's stance aligns with Damascus and Ankara's positions regarding the end of Israeli aggression on Syria and the ongoing situation in Gaza over the past 20 months. He highlighted the meeting as a reflection of a unified stance in supporting Syria's stability and sovereignty.
Al-Safadi stressed the importance of collective action to tackle the challenges facing Syria. The three ministers convened on Monday to discuss security developments in Syria, with a focus on combating terror and addressing common challenges.