Syrian-Turkish relations in the eye of Egyptian researcher

Egyptian researcher Awad Othman on Thursday stressed the importance of development which has been witnessed by the Syrian-Turkish relations.

In an article published in UAE newspaper "al-Khaleej," Othman pointed out to attitudes of two sides toward the Iraqi issue that asserting its unity, independence, sovereignty and integrity of land and enabling the Iraqi people to run their affairs by their own free-will and ensure the withdrawal of occupation forces according to a timetable.

Othman also stressed the importance of coordination with the neighbouring countries in addition to coordination at the international conference which is scheduled to be held in Sharm al-Sheikh on Iraq on Nov.22,23.

He said that the two countries emphasized the necessity of the conference to bring about a conclusive results in line with aspirations of the Iraqi people, particularly Iraqi unity.

Othman indicated that Turkish decision-makers are aware that boosting relations with its neighboring non-European countries would give Turkey more weight and effective position in the issue of joining the EU.