Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a telephone conversation with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin suggested a meeting of the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Syria, and before that – a meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and intelligence services.
“… First, our intelligence services should meet, then the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Ministers. After their meetings, let’s get together as leaders. I offered this to Mr. Putin, and he reacted positively to this. Thus, we will begin the series Meetings, ”said Erdogan.
To the question of the US reaction to contacts with Damascus, President Erdogan said: “So you don’t know me well. I am making decisions about the time and persons that I meet without receiving permission from the outside. I previously met with the president of Egypt in Qatar. On Syria’s issue, the national interests of Turkey are also the main ones for me. ”
Erdogan also noted the significance of ambulance in Syria, where terrorists who threaten Turkey’s security were activated in the north. “What these agreements said. First of all, they suggested the withdrawal of terrorists from a 30 kilometer border zone with Turkey. This is our” security corridor “and we will take all the necessary steps in this zone,” the Turkish president emphasized.
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