Rubio, Fidan mull situation in South Caucasus

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have discussed the current situation in the South Caucasus, Report informs.

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan today to discuss ways to further strengthen US-Türkiye relations, our shared interests in the region, and our growing bilateral trade.

Secretary Rubio emphasized the need for close cooperation to support a stable and unified Syria that is not a threat to the United States, Türkiye, or the region.

The Secretary noted Türkiye’s leadership in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, our joint efforts to support a just and lasting peace in the South Caucasus, and our shared objective of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine," reads the statement of the US Department of State.