Russia has turned into an important actor in Syria by filling the vacuum created by the US-led coalition's inaction, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2020) Russia has turned into an important actor in Syria by filling the vacuum created by the US-led coalition's inaction, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
"How did Russia enter Syria? Even after the regime [Syrian government] crossed the red line, using chemical weapons, the US, the coalition and the West could not do anything. Russia saw the vacuum and they filled the vacuum in Syria. And they became an actor, so we have to work with them," Cavusoglu said at a World Economic Forum session in the Swiss resort village of Davos.
He added that the two countries were now working toward a "sustainable truce," despite the fact that they had started off on opposite sides and still disagreed on certain issues, and that this cooperation was so far working.
The 50th annual World Economic Forum began on Tuesday and will run through Friday.
