The Russian delegation led by Presidential envoy for Syria Sergey Vershinin, and Turkish delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal, try to find a solution for the latest outbreak of violence in Idlib de-escalation zone.
In addition to the diplomats, both delegations include representatives of military and intelligence services.
According to diplomatic sources, the Turkish delegation stressed the need to rapidly reduce the fighting and prevent further worsening of the humanitarian situation in the region.
Another point on the agenda include measures that could be taken in Idlib to ensure full implementation of the agreements reached under the Sochi memorandum.
In a related context, The Turkish military and Russian military police held a patrol in the Qamishli-Shayrak-Dalik-Qasra-Arada-Qabira-Tavrat-Shavkat-Dalik-Shayrak-Qamishli route.
Ankara and Moscow agreed to conduct the joint patrols during high-level talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Oct. 22.
In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
But more than 1,800 civilians have been killed in attacks by Assad regime and Russian warplanes since then, flouting both the 2018 cease-fire and a new one that started on Jan. 12.
Based on AA, DS
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