Original title: Turkish president signals resumption of relations with Syria
Turkish President Erdogan said on Nov. 27 local time that the relationship between Turkey and Syria can also be gradually restored like the relationship between Turkey and Egypt.
Erdogan said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was “very pleased” with him at the World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar. “Hopefully, the process of normalizing relations between the two countries can continue at ministerial level”, Erdogan said again, “So while the restoration of relations between Turkey and Egypt is taking shape, the relationship between Turkey and Syria can also be carried forward to the next stage”. Follow the same path. There is no political grievance between Turkey and Syria.”
On the 23rd local time, when Erdogan attended the parliamentary group meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party, he said he could meet with Syrian President Assad, and the two sides had no political grievances.
After the civil unrest in Syria, Turkey has supported the Syrian opposition and has launched multiple cross-border military operations in northern Syria in recent years to attack the Syrian Kurdish armed forces. Recently, the Turkish military has been conducting air strikes under the code name “Claw Sword” in northern Syria and northern Iraq. The Turkish side says the targets are the Kurdish Workers’ Party and the Syrian Kurdish armed “People’s Protection Units”.
On the 23rd local time, Syrian President Shaban’s special adviser criticized: “No country has the right to maintain its security in other countries. The Turkish government has not kept its promises, but has used excuses to realize its ambitions in Syria and Iraq.” (Taiwan President Chen Huihui’s reporter)
