Sputnik News- Turkey cooperates with Russia and Iran to settle the Syrian conflict which is beneficial for solving the issue of consolidating the ceasefire in the war-torn country, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sunday.


The Syrian ceasefire that came into�force on�December 30 is backed by�Russia and Turkey, and has been holding up�in general, despite�continued reports of�violations. The UN Security Council passed a resolution in�December supporting the effort.
"First, we need to�consolidate the [Syrian] ceasefire. Together with�Russia and sometimes with�the support of�Iran we've made a lot of�achievements," Cavusoglu said, speaking at�the Munich Security Conference (MSC).


The Syrian settlement talks in�Astana were conducive to�building confidence between�participating parties, but�it is necessary to�return to�Geneva talks, Cavusoglu added.


"Astana talks [were] important as�a confidence building measure. But now we need to�resume the Geneva talks, which is the main business for�the political solution and the political transition, which is the best solution for�the country."

The statement comes as�the Turkish military operation in�Syria's al-Bab has entered the final stage. Turkey's units entered central al-Bab, the operation is being conducted in�coordination with�Russia to�prevent clashes with�Syrian government forces. On Tuesday, the Turkish Prime Minister said that most of�al-Bab is under�contol.

Moreover, Russian and Turkish military jets have repeatedly jointly bombed Daesh targets near�al-Bab in�Syria.

Al-Bab is one of�Daesh�s last remaining strongholds near�the Turkish border. Capturing the city is of�strategic importance to�Turkey in�order to�prevent the Syrian Kurds taking it and unifying their own territories.