A series of political statements from Iraqi and Turkish officials since earlier this month have brought the issue of Turkiye’s rapprochement with Syria back to the fore. The rapprochement efforts initiated by Moscow in December 2022, collapsed a month later, as announced by Russia’s envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev. Despite this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attributed the continued stumbling to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In light of these developments, it has been reported that Iraq is leading new rapprochement efforts. An Iraqi government source mentioned that a meeting between Syrian and Turkish officials will soon be held in Baghdad. According to the Iraqi Shafaq news agency, Iraq’s efforts have led to an agreement for a meeting aimed […]
