An apparent reference to Ankara's forces in northern Syria and its support for rebels.
In his first publicly reported remarks on landmark talks overseen by his ally Russia, Assad also said the meetings"should be coordinated between Syria and Russia in advance in order to... produce tangible results sought by Syria".
Turkey has been a major backer of the political and armed opposition to Assad during the 12-year-long Syrian conflict, and has sent its own troops into swathes of the country's north. Lavrentiev said Moscow viewed the defence ministers' meeting"positively" and hoped to develop talks"to the level of foreign ministers", Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
A source with close knowledge of the negotiations said Syria wanted Turkey to pull its troops from swathes of the north and to halt support to three main opposition factions.
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