FM says Baghdad to host Syrian-Turkish talks soon, denies Hamas move to Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday said that his country will be hosting a meeting between Syrian and Turkish officials after years of disengagement between the neighboring countries. 

The meeting is slated to take place in the capital, Baghdad, in the coming days, he told Alhurra from Washington.

Hussein said that Iraq is “taking the initiative to mediate between Ankara and Damascus” and that communication between the two sides is ongoing. He added that he met with his Turkish counterpart,…