Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey and Iran discussed the situation in Syria during the visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Tehran, Hurriyet newspaper reported Aug. 19.
The newspaper reported that Cavusoglu also discussed with his Iranian counterpart the activity of the PKK (Kurdish Workers’ Party) terrorist group.
Discussion on Syria’s territorial integrity was also included in the meeting’s agenda.
Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.
Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) is the most active terrorist group in Syria.
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