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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Türkiye

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R). (Collage by Türkiye Today)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R). (Collage by Türkiye Today)
February 05, 2025 02:05 PM GMT+03:00

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in Türkiye on Tuesday for the first official visit to Ankara, marking the new Syrian administration’s second diplomatic trip abroad.

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The visit follows Sharaa's first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia.

The plane carrying Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa who was announced to come to Türkiye for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, landed at Ankara Esenboga Airport.

The plane carrying Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took office after the overthrow of the 61-year Baathist regime in Syria, landed at Ankara Esenboga Airport at around 16:00 local time.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) for a meeting at the Presidentian Complex in Ankara, Türkiye on February 04, 2025. (TUR Presidency / Mustafa Kamaci - Anadolu Agency)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) for a meeting at the Presidentian Complex in Ankara, Türkiye on February 04, 2025. (TUR Presidency / Mustafa Kamaci - Anadolu Agency)

Meeting between President Erdogan and Ahmed al-Sharaa started

Al-Sharaa, who travelled to the Presidential Complex in Bestepe with the security convoy accompanying him, will hold a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

During the meeting, issues related to the new era in post-regime Syria will be discussed.

The meeting between the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has reportedly begun.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L), Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Head of National Intelligence Organisation Ibrahim Kalin were also present at the meeting. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar - Anadolu Agency)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L), Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Head of National Intelligence Organisation Ibrahim Kalin were also present at the meeting. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar - Anadolu Agency)

He is scheduled to hold talks with President Erdogan, attend a working dinner with delegations, and participate in a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex.

The meeting was closed to the press as of 17.00 (local time) at the Presidential Complex.

On the other hand, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s wife Emine Erdogan met with Latifa al-Daroubi, the wife of Mr Sharaa.

Details to follow...

February 05, 2025 02:05 PM GMT+03:00
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