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Syria will not normalize ties with Turkey — Syrian FM
2023-05-22
[NPASYRIA] Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Sunday that Damascus will not normalize relations with Ankara which "occupies" parts of Syria.

Mekdad, whose remarks came today during an interview with the Russian state-owned RT network, said, "Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Supressor of the Damascenes...
’s meeting with his Ottoman Turkish counterpart, His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
, is contingent on the withdrawal of Ottoman Turkish forces from Syrian territory."

Speaking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mekdad stressed that Damascus has been and continues to support Moscow’s military operation. "We renew our support for the Russian special military operation."

On May 19, al-Assad attended his first Arab Summit — which was held in Jeddah, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
— in 12 years, following a formal invitation from Riyadh. Prior to the meeting, Syria regained its seat in the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
on May 7 after more than a decade of suspension.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
, which controls around 9 percent of Syria’s territory, does not seem to rush in thawing ties with the Syrian government. It also has abstained, implicitly, to meet Damascus’ demands.

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