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Turkey no longer considers the resignation of Syria President Bashar al-Assad a condition for the termination of the civil war in the country, BBC reports . This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Shimshk on the eve of peace negotiations in Astana.

Over the past years, Türkiye has advocated the departure of the Syrian dictator from power and supported the rebels who are fighting its regime. However, according to the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, his country should be realistic, "because in reality the situation has changed dramatically." “We must be pragmatists, realists,” Shimshka said.

At the same time, the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the wine for almost six years, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, "completely lies in Assad."

Negotiations in Astana should begin on January 23. Moscow and Ankara managed to agree on a number of controversial issues, including participation in the US peace negotiations. The first to announce this by the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlyut Chavushoglu, and the day before, the invitation to US representatives was confirmed by his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov.

Last week, most rebel groups agreed to send a delegation to the capital of Kazakhstan. The rebels' statement emphasized that they want to negotiate an army of Assad of the Turning Region, on humanitarian issues and the release of concluded, and not about political agreements.

In addition, on Wednesday, Russia and Turkey first jointly inflicted air strikes on the positions of the Islamic State in the Syrian province of Aleppo.

On December 29, President Vladimir Putin said that the Syrian government and the armed opposition agreed on the ceasefire and are ready to start peace negotiations. At the same time, the president admitted that the reached agreements on Syria are fragile. “All the agreements reached, we perfectly understand this, they are very fragile, they require special attention and patience, a professional approach to these issues and constant contact with our partners,” Putin said.

A truce entered into force at midnight on December 30. The very next day, Syrian rebels announced cases of violation of the ceasefire by government forces. Representatives of the opposition warned that if the attacks of the army of Bashar al -Assad continue, they will consider an agreement on a truce guaranteed guaranteed by Russia and Turkey.

On December 31, the UN Security Council unanimously approved the Russian resolution on a truce in Syria . The document contains the delivery of humanitarian aid as soon as possible. The resolution also calls for a political settlement of the conflict.