A stable Syria is a common goal a
month after the Assad regime fell to Islamist-led rebels,
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his Turkish counterpart
Hakan Fidan in a phone conversation ahead of a Thursday night
summit in Rome of the so-called Quintet - United States, France,
Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy - to be
also attended by the European Union's High Representative for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas.
The summit comes on the eve of a visit by Tajani to Damascus
Friday.
The conversation between Tajani and Fidan , diplomatic sources
said, revealed a common desire to work together to promote an
inclusive political process in Syria that will lead to the
complete pacification and stabilization of the country.
In this sense, the two ministers agreed on the importance of
accompanying the de facto Syrian authorities in the ongoing
transition process and on the need to support the country in
addressing the socio-economic challenges at the end of the civil
conflict.
The two ministers also agreed to maintain close coordination on
the Syrian dossier, with Tajani assuring his counterpart of his
availability to highlight Turkey's requests during Thursday
evening's Quintet meeting.
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