Lead

Aug 5 08 6:28 AM

Tags : :

Officials from both the Foreign Ministry and the Prime Ministry declined to elaborate on the content of talks between ErdoÄŸan and Assad -- in line with Ankara's tightlipped policy in an ongoing mediation effort between Israel and Syria.

Last week a source close to the talks said the two countries will hold the fifth round of indirect talks in Turkey in mid-August after failing to move on to face-to-face negotiations in another indirect meeting last week. The source said he also expected a sixth round in September but did not specify whether that round would be face-to-face.