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Turkey-Iran Talks Can Begin To Defuse Syrian Tragedy

Discussions between the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran reflect a serious departure from the polarization; especially on Syria & between the two regional powers.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) helps Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to stand during a news conference in Ankara November 1, 2013. Turkey and Iran said on Friday they had common concerns about the increasingly sectarian nature of Syria's civil war, signalling a thaw in a key Middle Eastern relationship strained by stark differences over the conflict. Davutoglu expressed his appreciation to Zarif at the start of the news conference for travelling to Turkey despite suffering from b
— REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Simultaneously with the civil war in Syria, signals of a possible rapprochement between Turkey and Iran constitutes a new phase that can begin to defuse and, hopefully, resolve the ongoing Syrian tragedy.

Discussions between the two foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran last Friday reflect a serious departure from the polarization — especially on Syria — between these two regional powers.

In the last few weeks polio has afflicted many Syrian children, while displacement and uprooting of populations from one area to another accelerated the level of suffering, pain and loss of life.

This development between Turkey and Iran can hopefully diffuse the potential of sectarian divide in the region and expedite the process of a conflict resolution in Syria.

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