Turkiye, Syria sign defense cooperation agreement after Ankara talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani (C), Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra (2nd L) and Head of Syrian Intelligence Hussein al-Salama (L) in Ankara on Wednesday. (Via AFP)

• Defense ministers sign a memorandum of understanding on military training and consultancy

ANKARA: The defense ministers of Turkiye and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding on military training and consultancy after talks in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkiye’s defense ministry said.
The neighbors had been negotiating a comprehensive military cooperation agreement for months, after the ousting of Bashar Assad in December.