ANKARA - Turkish foreign minister said Thursday that indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria through Turkish mediators would continue periodically in future, adding that both sides were satisfied that this week`s talks in Istanbul had created "a common ground."
"The Israeli-Syrian leg of the Middle Eastern peace process officially resumed after 13 years and the talks will continue under Turkey`s supervision," Ali Babacan told a joint press conference with the visiting foreign minister of Burkina Faso in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
Babacan said future direct talks between the two parties hinged on concrete progress they would make in the process.
"Turkey will do anything in its power to secure a successful result," he said.
The Turkish minister also said the contents of the talks would not be made public in line with the will of both Israeli and Syrian officials, and future talks might be held elsewhere other than Istanbul or Turkey.
(YMB-AÖ)