Turkey advocates the speedy elimination of the threat of terrorism in Syrian territory, ensuring the security of state border, long -term peace and stability in a neighboring country. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulushi Akar, commenting on the results of a four -sided meeting in Syria, held the day before in Moscow with the participation of the heads of the Ministry of Defense and intelligence services of Turkey, the Russian Federation, Iran and the Bashar Assad regime.
According to him, Ankara is ready to make maximum efforts to achieve these goals.
The minister said that the agenda of the Moscow meeting was extremely saturated. “We listened to the opinion of the meeting participants, revealed in detail the position of the Turkish side. Turkey has always declared respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria. The only goal of our presence in the Syrian territory is to eliminate the threat of terrorism, especially YPG (Syrian wing PKK – approx.” Anadolo “) and deash,” Akar emphasized.
He assured that Ankara would continue to make efforts to neutralize terrorists in the region, which is important for the interests of not only Turkey, but also the integrity of Syria itself.
The head of the Ministry of Defense added that another reason for the actions of the Turkish side is to advise new flows of refugees from the Syrian territory towards the border of Turkey. “We strive to ensure stability and security in Syria, so that the conditions for the voluntary return of refugees to our country and their worthy residence are formed. We advocate the comprehensive settlement of the Syrian problem in the light of the UN Security Council,” said Akar.
He noted that the meeting in Moscow was held in a constructive channel and was useful. “The parties agreed on the need for new steps to ensure peace and stability in the region. The efforts in this direction will continue,” said the Turkish minister.
At the same time, he emphasized that Ankara would in no way ignore the position of the Syrian brothers supporting the actions of the Turkish side.