{"id":131984,"date":"2025-11-10T12:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131984"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:12:52","slug":"fidans-washington-trip-reflects-deep-u-s-turkey-consultations-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131984\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidan\u2019s Washington trip reflects deep U.S.-Turkey consultations on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Turkish political analyst Islam Ozkan told North Press on Monday that the timing of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan\u2019s visit to Washington, coinciding with the arrival of Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, \u201creflects a high-level strategic understanding between Ankara and Damascus and highlights the depth of ongoing consultations between Turkey and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ozkan explained that while official statements frame Fidan\u2019s visit as focusing on bilateral and regional issues, the core discussions are expected to address sensitive topics\u2014chief among them the situation in Syria, the future of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and removing barriers to defense cooperation between Ankara and Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ozkan, sources suggest that integrating the SDF into local structures or their withdrawal from certain areas, along with Turkey\u2019s security concerns in northern Syria and ongoing talks between Damascus and Kurdish representatives, are likely to top the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the simultaneous visits of Turkish and Syrian delegations to Washington signal broader regional arrangements concerning Syria\u2019s future and the roles of Ankara and Damascus, emphasizing that 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