Alwaght- The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany, and France have begun a summit to discuss Syria crisis amid fragile Idlib ceasefire.
The talks will focus on the peace talks between the government and the opposition groups as well as keeping alive the Idlib truce that was brokered by the Turkish and Russian leaders last month. The agreement prevented an imminent assault by the government forces on a wide range of militant factions.
The leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, and Immanuel Macron, also discuss a roadmap to a political solution to the crisis, now in its eighth year. Sources familiar with the meeting also said that the heads of state will also discuss establishing a council to write a new constitution for the war-ravaged nation as the war nears its end and political settlement gets increasing priority.
The militants have been violating the truce recently. A rocket and artillery attack on Aleppo have led to the killing of civilians on Wednesday, putting the deal on a shaky ground. The Syrian government condemned the attack as a blatant breach of the deal.
The militants also declined to remove all of their heavy weaponry from Idlib as the agreement orders.
“Syria will take back Idlib”
The four countries are meeting to discuss the fragile fire-holding accord in Idlib while the Syrian government yesterday vowed to take back the terrorist-held province.
Bashar Jaafari, the Syrian envoy to the UN, said his government will not allow the province to remain a safe haven for the terrorists.
“Yes, we will take back Idlib… when the government sees the right time. It will restore its governance in the region. This means when we make sure that the diplomatic and political measures fail to return this valuable part of our country to our national governance,” he told a meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday.
Syria has been fighting foreign-sponsored militant groups since 2011, following peaceful anti-government protests that were turned violent after terrorist groups stepped in the situation and triggered Damascus response.
