“Turkey and Russia agreed to take joint measures to counteract terrorist organizations in Syria.” This was said by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reporters, TRT reports.
According to Erdogan, they discussed with Vladimir Putin the steps that can be taken against terrorist organizations that are hiding in Syria.
“We agreed that we would give the necessary answer together to those who threatens the territorial integrity of Syria, make attacks on our Syrian brothers, our military, police, civilians,” said Erdogan.
The Turkish leader noted that Putin adheres to a fair approach in relation to Turkey in this matter.
“He emphasizes that he will always be next to us on the issue of counteracting terrorism. He adheres to the position that it would be preferable if we chose the path of solving the problem in interaction with the regime of Syria President Bashar Assad. We answer that our intelligence Makes contacts on these issues with Syrian intelligence. We say that if, despite this, terrorist organizations find refuge there, we need Russia’s support. We have an agreement in this matter, ”said Erdogan.
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He also previously stated that Ankara is planning a new military operation in the north of Syria, the main purpose of which is to expand the 30-kilometer security zone created in October 2019 after the Operation Source of the World.