Asked by: Baroness Verma (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Türkiye’s contribution to countering Daesh and other terrorist groups in Syria; and what discussions they have had with the Turkish government on counter-terrorism cooperation to support a stable and secure transition in Syria.
Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Turkey is a valued ally sharing many of our priorities. We engage frequently at Ministerial level on Syria, including through the UK-Turkey Syria Dialogue with the last round held on 28 October. We share the objective of defeating Daesh and are looking to deepen our co-operation. We also work together through the Global Coalition Against Daesh and co-chair the Islamic State Korasan Province (ISKP)/Daesh-Afghanistan Focus Group, which is aligned with the Coalition. Security and stability in Syria are vital to ensure Daesh's territorial defeat is maintained and it cannot resurge.