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Talks between Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the presidential palace in the Turkish capital of Ankara will focus on “joint steps to be taken for economic recovery, sustainable stability and security” in Syria, Fahrettin Altun, head of communications at the presidency, said.
“We believe that the Turkey-Syria relations, which were re-established after Syria regained its freedom, will be strengthened and gain dimension,” he added.
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