This excerpts from a discussion featuring writer and journalist Issam Khoury regarding the resumption of Syrian-Turkish relations through Iraqi mediation. He expressed concerns about Russian apprehensions regarding the Emirati-Iraqi-Turkish cooperation project. Khoury also highlighted the Democratic Party’s desire to stabilize conflicts ahead of the American elections and how this may impact the Turkish-Syrian reconciliation. Additionally, he addressed the influence of the Alawite National Council on President Assad’s decisions regarding reconciliation with the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The interview in Arabic only