Participating in the meeting from the Turkish side were Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler, and Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
During the meeting, the officials discussed current developments and security cooperation between Syria and Turkey, as reported by the agency.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Turkey and Syria intend to hold a meeting on Sunday in the capital, Ankara, to discuss security cooperation between the two countries.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated in a release: “Tomorrow, Sunday, a meeting between Turkey and Syria will be hosted in Ankara to discuss security cooperation between the two countries and the current developments in Syria.”
The meeting comes against the backdrop of recent clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government forces in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, which concluded with the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between both sides.
