Under a deal reached with Russia and Iran in Kazakhstan's Astana, some Turkish troops have been in Idlib province since last month to monitor truce between the Syrian government and rebel groups.

Referring to the big U.S. and Russian military presence in Syria as proof of the joint statement twisting the facts on the ground, Erdogan said in Istanbul that "the world is no fool."

Following talks with Putin in Sochi on Monday evening, Erdogan said, however, that Ankara and Moscow agreed that it is now time to focus on a political solution in Syria.

"We attach importance to the statement made by Trump and Putin in Vietnam," he added.

Trump and Putin had several brief encounters on Saturday on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Vietnam.

Noticeably, the U.S.-Russian joint statement made no reference to Turkey and the Idlib de-escalation zone, while Jordan, in sharp contrast, was referred to as part of peace efforts in southern Syria.

"It may be inferred that Turkey is not desired to be an important actor in the Syrian equation," remarked Dilek.

The joint statement also called on all parties in the Syrian war to be part of the Geneva peace process, which strongly implies the inclusion of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), the YPG's political wing.

"Turkey's objection to PYD's participation in Geneva is gone unheeded," said Logoglu.

Apart from peace talks to be held in Geneva, Russia has been working to host a Syrian congress on national dialogue.

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