Turkey-Syria talks underway at 'lower levels': Erdogan

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that talks were underway at lower levels with Syria, ruling out any contact at higher levels with Damascus.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Published : Feb 4, 2019, 7:43 AM IST

"Talks at lower levels must continue with Syria even if not between leaders," Erdogan said during a live-broadcast interview with Turkish broadcaster TRT, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

Turkey broke all contacts with the Syrian government at the start of the civil war in 2011 and sought to oust President Bashar al-Assad by offering support to some rebel groups.

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During their last meeting in Moscow on January 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin encouraged Erdogan to establish some form of contact with the Syrian leadership, invoking a Turkish-Syrian security pact signed in 1998 that could be reactivated to address the security concerns of the two neighbours.

With inputs from IANS

"Talks at lower levels must continue with Syria even if not between leaders," Erdogan said during a live-broadcast interview with Turkish broadcaster TRT, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

Turkey broke all contacts with the Syrian government at the start of the civil war in 2011 and sought to oust President Bashar al-Assad by offering support to some rebel groups.

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With inputs from IANS

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SHOTLIST: Guimaraes, Portugal. 3rd February 2019
1. 00:00 Pre-match
2. 00:11 Chance, Porto, Soares hits bar
3. 00:24 Replay of shot
4. 00:30 Chance, Porto, Moussa Marega shoots over
5. 00:43 Seats being thrown between the two sets of fans of Vitoria and Porto
6. 01:04 Flare on pitch
7. 01:08 Riot police in stand
8. 01:12 Chance, Porto, Moussa Marega shot cleared off line by Hector Herrera
9. 01:25 Chance, Porto, Jesus Corona shot saved by Douglas Jesus
SOURCE: Sport TV
DURATION: 01:39
STORYLINE:
Troubled flared in a Portuguese Primeria League match between Vitoria Guimaraes and Porto on Sunday.
Seats were thrown between the two sets of fans, a flare was thrown on the pitch, and riot police were called into the stands.
The two cities are close to each in northern Portugal, but neither are traditional rivals.
The match was dominated by Porto, with Soares hitting the bar and Moussa Marega missing a series of chances.
Jesus Corona almost won it at the death - but his shot was saved by Douglas Jesus
It ended 0-0.
Porto remain top, three clear of Benfica while Vitoria are fifth.

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