{"id":129858,"date":"2025-09-17T17:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=129858"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:41:21","slug":"al-shara-meets-turkish-intelligence-chief-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/129858\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Shara meets Turkish Intelligence Chief in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara met on Wednesday with Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kal\u0131n in Damascus to discuss regional and Syrian affairs, including the March 10 agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kal\u0131n arrived earlier in the day in Damascus for the scheduled meeting with President al-Shara.&nbsp; The visit follows a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry welcoming the recently announced roadmap aimed at maintaining peace, strengthening stability, and preventing the resurgence of conflict in Suwayda, southern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the state-run SANA agency, the meeting focused on regional developments and the implementation of the agreement with the SDF leadership, signed on March 10, emphasizing Syria\u2019s territorial integrity and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The March 10 agreement, reached with the SDF, remains a key framework for coordination on security and governance in northeast Syria. 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