Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s possible visit to Türkiye could pave the way for a new period in Türkiye-Syria rapprochement, Report informs via Daily Sabah newspaper.
“If Russian President Vladimir Putin and (Syrian leader) Bashar Assad visit Türkiye per our invitation, it could be the start of a new process,” Erdogan said, referring to Putin’s acceptance of his invitation at the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) in Astana on Thursday.
“Türkiye has always extended a hand of friendship to Syria and will continue to do so, as long as Syria initiates this embracement and recovers in all senses,” Erdoğan said.
He added that only Daesh and YPG/PKK terror groups were against Türkiye and Syria restoring ties, which had been severed following the 2011 Syrian civil war.