Russia, Iran and Turkey have expressed their concern over the uptick in terrorist activity in the Syrian province of Idlib, the three countries said in a communique obtained by Sputnik at the 14th Astana talks
NUR-SULTAN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2019) Russia, Iran and Turkey have expressed their concern over the uptick in terrorist activity in the Syrian province of Idlib, the three countries said in a communique obtained by Sputnik at the 14th Astana talks.
"[Russia, Iran, Turkey] reviewed in detail the situation in the Idlib de-escalation area and highlighted the necessity to establish calm on the ground by fully implementing all agreements on Idlib, first and foremost the Memorandum of 17 September 2018. [The guarantor states] expressed serious concern with the increased presence and terrorist activity of 'Hayat Tahrir al-Sham' and other affiliated terrorist groups as designated by the UN Security Council that pose threat to civilians inside and outside the de-escalation area," the statement read.
Idlib was designated a de-escalation zone in an agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September 2018. The Turkey-bordering region remains one of the last territories outside the control of the central Syrian government.
