Damascus, Syria: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday (Friday in Manila) that a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for "the end of occupation" by Ankara of parts of Syria.
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (third-left) meeting with Russia's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev (right) and his accompanying delegation in the capital Damascus on Jan. 12, 2023 (January 13 in Manila). AFP PHOTO
Damascus, Syria: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday (Friday in Manila) that a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for "the end of occupation" by Ankara of parts of Syria.