(Reuters) – Turkey is aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria after a permanent government is formed in Damascus, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said
“Of course an authority must first be established there… It will be on our agenda for sure, but it’s hard to say that it’s on today’s agenda,” Uraloglu said.
Turkey, which backed Syrian rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad this month after a 13-year civil war, has been in close contact with the new interim administration of its neighbour, including
Turkey’s intelligence chief and foreign minister meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Uraloglu emphasized that the maritime demarcation agreement would be in line with international law and would allow two countries to determine authorities for oil and hydrocarbon exploration,
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