Turkey, Russia and Iran are joint sponsors of the Astana peace talks, which began seeking a resolution for the Syrian conflict in 2017. Turkey and Russia signed a separate agreement in Sochi in 2018 to prevent a Syrian government assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib, where Turkey has troops stationed.
Despite the agreement, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces resumed attacks on areas of Idlib last April. Five Turkish soldiers and three personnel were killed under intense shelling from Syrian government forces on Monday, prompting a sharp Turkish military response against dozens of targets in the province.
"The Astana and Sochi peace processes for Syria have not completely ended but have been damaged," Cavusoglu said. "Turkey disapproves of Russia’s response excusing the attacks by saying they are not in control of (Assad’s) regime.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on January 29 there was nothing left of the Astana process, accusing Russia of not being loyal to those peace processes.
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