The relations between Turkey and Syria gained a new dimension last week as a result of the continuing negotiations of the High Level Strategic Cooperation signed by the Turkish and Syrian leaders. Many commenders interpreted the meeting very positively and on the day after the meetings Syrian newspapers covered the issue on their front pages. The main emphasis has been on the revised economic and social relations between the cuntries.
Turkish-Syrian relations have gained strength since the beginning of the 2000s. Despite criticisms, the visit of ex Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer to Syria for the funeral of Hafez Al-Asad was perceived as an olive branch and the initiative is still recalled by Syrians. Turkey has followed a stable policy towards Syria, which has been isolated by the West, subjected to economic sanctions particularly after September 11, and has faced international pressure following the assassination of Rafiq Hariri in 2005. Regarding Syria’s relations with the US we see that Syria was added to the list of terrorism-supporting countries in 1979 as it hosted Palestinian groups, and Washington’s withdrawal of its ambassador from the country also strained the relations between the two sides..........http://www.turkishweekly.net/op-ed/2559/-regional-improvements-and-turkish-syrian-relations.html
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