Last week, Erdogan had the fifth face-to-face talk with Putin of this year in Sochi. "There is now a base that allows us to focus on the political process," the Turkish president said.
Having significant leverage on the Sunni Arab opposition groups in Syria as it has backed rebels seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al- Assad, Turkey plays a crucial role in mediating between some of these groups to cement the ceasefire agreement.
Turkish Armed Forces deployed troops in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib as part of the de-escalation zone agreement brokered by Russia and Iran in Astana earlier this year and have already established two observer posts on the northern border of Idlib.
The rebel-stronghold province is largely controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group led by al-Qaeda's former Syrian affiliate, which has ousted more moderate rebels in recent months.
Turkey's coordination with Russia and Iran comes amid Turkey's rising tensions with the United States, exacerbated by the latter's support to the Syrian Kurds with thousands of arms delivered to clear Raqqa of Islamic State (IS) fighters.
Frustrated by U.S. policies in Syria, Ankara regards Moscow as a partner who can help Turkey achieve its priority in the Syrian conflict - preventing a Kurdish corridor between Afrin canton in the west and the cantons of Jazeera and Kobani in the east.
Turkish deployment in Idlib is also providing military reinforcement for Turkey near the Kurdish stronghold of Afrin in northern Syria.
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