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Syria's Sharaa to discuss defense pact with Turkey's Erdogan, Reuters reports

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed deeper security ties during a meeting in Ankara, focusing on Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria and a potential defense pact.
Al-Sharaa, who led the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that toppled Bashar al-Assad, rejected Kurdish self-rule and urged the Syrian Democratic Forces to surrender their weapons.
Erdogan expressed readiness to support Syria in combating terrorism and pledged to advocate for lifting international sanctions imposed during al-Assad's rule.
Both leaders emphasized the importance of economic ties and the voluntary return of Syrian refugees as stability in the region improves.

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Deutschlandfunk

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intellinews.com

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VOA News

Syria's Sharaa meets with Turkey's Erdogan

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Digi 24

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