Turkish, Syrian presidents discuss bilateral ties, regional developments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on July 8, with the leaders discussing bilateral relations and regional developments as Türkiye hosted the NATO summit.
The two leaders discussed Türkiye-Syria bilateral relations and regional developments, according to a statement by Türkiye's Communications Directorate.
The closed-door meeting at the presidential complex came on the margins of a two-day NATO summit hosted by Türkiye.
The summit in Ankara brought together leaders of the 32-member alliance as well as key partners to discuss Europe's defense capacity, the alliance's defense spending targets, military modernization, and continued support for Ukraine. Sharaa represented Syria as a guest of the summit.
