Turkey statement that draws attention from Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a press conference on the work of the Russian Foreign Ministry in 2022. Minister Lavrov, who said that the normalization steps between Turkey and Syria in 2022 activities started thanks to the efforts of Russia, reminded us that the Defense Ministers of Turkey, Syria, and Russia met in Moscow at the end of last December. Lavrov said, “As you know, Turkey and Syria want to normalize their relations. Turkish President Erdogan is ready to meet with Syrian President Assad. The Ministers of Defense of Turkey and Syria met through Russia. Now preparations are being made for the meeting where the foreign ministers will come together . “

“WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF OUR TURKISH COLLEAGUES”

Emphasizing that they also understand Turkey’s discomfort with the presence of the terrorist organization PKK/YPG in northern Syria, Lavrov said, “Idlib is one of the obstacles to the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. The agreement needs to be fulfilled. It is necessary to initiate contact between the government and the Kurds in the Northeast. We understand the concerns of our Turkish colleagues on this issue. The US’s desire to use the Kurds in Syria to create an autonomous state in the north of the country, to fulfill its own directives and to cause tension, also affects the Turkish side. We understand that it bothers you, ” he said.

“WE MUST CONTINUE OUR EFFORT”

Lavrov also told Turkey that the formations in northern Syria He was asked about his assessment of Turkey’s reaction that the Idlib protocol signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was not implemented. On the subject, Lavrov said, “Except for this agreement, which concerns the northeast of Syria, President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the Idlib protocol. According to this agreement, opposition groups that cooperated with Turkey to prevent terrorists from acting as they wished, from Al-Nusraists and Al-Nusra. Turkey needed to separate other groups derived from Nusra. We also agreed with Turkey to carry out joint patrols along the M4 highway as far as Aleppo. This has not been possible yet. But we must continue to strive to fulfill what we have agreed upon. “These agreements are still up to date,” he said.

Touching on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, where the crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia continues, Lavrov reiterated his proposal for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) against the criticism that the Russian peacekeeping forces could not fulfill their duties. Lavrov said, “Our intention to send a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) mission to the Azerbaijan-Armenia border remains valid. Although we allies and the CSTO mission are fully ready, the Armenian side prefers an agreement with the EU for the long-term deployment of a civilian observer mission to that region. “The Azerbaijani border and the deployment of this mission without Azerbaijan’s consent may be far from constructive. Instead of establishing trust on the border, it may create additional disturbances,” he said. Lavrov also said, “The Lachin Corridor problem will be resolved soon.”

CRITICISM OF INVASION TO THE USA

Responding to the criticism of Russia’s war against Ukraine through the USA, Lavrov said, “I think the USA has invaded other countries’ lands about 300 times after the end of the Cold War. This is constantly happening, especially in Central America (Caribbean). “The aim was to eliminate threats to peace and security. For example, Saddam Hussein was alleged to have weapons of mass destruction, which later turned out to be fiction,” he said. Defending that the USA needs to mobilize especially Western countries against Russia and China and is trying to maintain its aim of creating a unipolar world, Lavrov said, “The power of the USA is not enough to maintain its own policy of domination, which aims to restrain Russia and China. and therefore to what they are doing now, that is, they need to fully mobilize the Western camp, not partly. “This is further proof that they understand that their power to oppose the objective historical trend of the formation of a multipolar world is about to run out.”

“OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA IS AT THE BEST PERIOD IN HISTORY”

Adding that they had the best relations in history with China against the attacks against them, Lavrov said, “Our relations with the People’s Republic of China are experiencing the best period in history. Our leaders frequently express this. The West aims to disrupt our relations with China. continues,” he said.

ZELENSKI’S CONDITIONS FOR NEGOTIATIONS

Lavrov also made statements about the war in Ukraine and stated that they will not accept the negotiation conditions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and that the Russian army will continue its military operations until it reaches its goal. Lavrov said, “It is out of the question to negotiate on the terms that Zelenskiy put forward. In an interview in September 2021, Zelenskiy said that non-human creatures live in the east of the country, not humans, if someone among Ukrainian citizens feels Russian, Russia Is For The Sake Of Their Children. He said they had to go to These are expressed by the person who said that he wants everyone to be equal and to be able to live as he wishes. It is understood that these beautiful words came at the request of the West. However, all this characterizes the current regime very strongly and explains why we cannot give up on the main objectives of special military operations,”

Lavrov said. Touching upon

Sweden and Finland’s application to NATO, Lavrov emphasized that Russia will take the necessary military measures at the border if their two countries become members of NATO.