Erdogan with Putin on the situation in Syria

Erdogan and Putin spoke after the Syrian authorities drew the Syrian flag to the provinces of Dara in southwestern Syria, where an offensive against the insurgents had recently ended

. "President Erdogan pointed out that the attacks on civilians in Dera were disturbing and warned that if the Damascus regime attacks Idlib in the same way, the Astana deal will be completely destroyed," he said. added. source Reuters

With the help of Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reoccupied most of Syrian territory, but rebels continue to control Idlib province, while Kurdish paramilitary formations occupy much of eastern Syria. ] Last year, Turkey set several positions in Idlib, according to an agreement with Russia and Iran.

Erdogan pointed out that avoiding "negative developments" at Idlib would be important to help rebel groups attend a scheduled meeting in Ast not scheduled for July 30 and 31, said the same source.

The Kremlin confirmed that Erdogan and Putin meet on the sidelines of the BRICS meeting in Johannesburg.