Türkiye warns of avoiding spillover of developments in Gaza Strip into Syria

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish Foreign Ministry warned Wednesday of avoiding spillover of developments in the Gaza Strip into Syria.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Astana Meetings in Kazakhstan's capital, it wrote on X.

Yildiz "conveyed our messages to our interlocutors in order to avoid any reflection of the developments in Gaza to Syria, and to immediately revitalize the political process for the settlement of humanitarian issues and finding a permanent solution within the framework of UNSC Resolution 2254," it said.

A new round of talks on the Syrian settlement began Wednesday.

Participants of the Astana format, which includes Iran, Russia, Syria, Türkiye and the UN, gathered for their 21st meeting to discuss the effect of the situation in Gaza on Syria in the wake of new attacks by Israel.

Representatives from Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross are expected to participate as observers.