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The Syrian side understands that its inability to take the necessary measures and security obligations set out in this agreement gives Turkey the right to take all necessary security measures within 5 km of depth in Syrian territory. Russia – a staunch ally of al-Assad – proposed on Tuesday, during a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that any rapprochement between Syria and Turkey be based on the Adana agreement. The provisions of the agreement open a legal avenue for Turkey to act in Syria, with the full agreement of Russia. The Adana agreement between Turkey and Syria was concluded on 20 October 1998 in the Turkish city of Adana and contained the following: “The 1998 Adana agreement was concluded between Turkey and Syria, the nature of which is to dispel Turkey`s concerns about its security,” Lavrov said. The 1998 Adana agreement between Turkey and Syria could help allay Turkey`s concerns about its security at its shared border, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. The Syrian regime “has concluded this agreement and has accepted certain commitments, and we assume that this agreement will remain in force. As far as I know, the States Parties are doing the same,” he added. Russia proposes that the agreement, if fully implemented, could resolve one of the most difficult differences in the Syrian conflict – the status of the YPG. Syria`s decision to expel Ocalan and negotiate with Turkey was linked to its concern about the strength of the Turkish army in the face of its own weakness. However, a few years later, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview that “the deportation of Ocalan was not out of fear, but because we preferred you. We could either be friends with the Turkish people, or prefer the Kurds and lose you.

As our preference was with you, we sent Ocalan. In signing the agreement, Syria recognized the PKK as a terrorist organization and pledged not to provide financial, logistical or military support. Until 2011, Turkey benefited greatly from the agreement in its fight against the PKK. However, when the civil war broke out in Syria, Assad was inclined to replay the PKK`s map against Turkey because his northern neighbour had taken a hard stance and criticized him. Article 1 of the Adana Agreement states that “on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, Syria will not allow any activity that originates from its territory and that would compromise Turkey`s security and stability.” However, several reports during the war suggested that Syria had given the PKK carte blanche on its soil and that the Syrian security services had murdered moderate Kurdish politicians to allow the PKK to re-assert itself in kurdish areas. Turkey is now at serious Syrian threat due to the activities of the People`s Protection Units (YPG), the Syrian branch of the PKK. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “We think he (Putin) referred to this protocol, which means that Turkey can intervene in (Syria). And that`s good for us. As part of the 1998 agreement, Damascus agreed not to allow the PKK to operate on its soil. However, the YPG claims an autonomous administration in northern Syria, based on the political ideals of Ocalan. The refocusing on the Adana agreement is a reminder of some critical points. First, it means that Syria should be forced to either extradite terrorists to Turkey, in this case members of the YPG or the Democratic Union Party (PYD), or withdraw them from the country.