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Syria's Eastern Ghouta heading towards 'disaster', Turkey's Çavuşoğlu warns

Speaking during a press briefing in Astana, the Kazakh capital, Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu called for an effective ceasefire in rebel-held enclave near Syria's Damascus, and stressing that "The situation in Syria's Eastern Ghouta is heading towards disaster and clashes must end."

AFP WORLD
Published March 16,2018
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The situation in Syria's Eastern Ghouta is heading towards disaster and clashes must end, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in the region.

Çavuşoğlu was speaking at a joint news conference with his Russian and Iranian counterparts in the Kazakh capital, Astana, where the three had gathered to discuss the situation in Syria.