Relations with Assad regime hinge on results in fight against terrorism: Turkish official
ANKARA (AA): It is “imperative to get some concrete results” in the fight against terrorism for progress in engagement with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, Türkiye’s communications director said Sunday.
“The PKK/YPG/PYD and affiliated so-called Syrian Democratic Forces pose an existential threat to our national security. It is, therefore, imperative to get some concrete results in combating terrorism,” Fahrettin Altun said in an interview with the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper.
“We continue our engagement process with the regime in a quadrilateral format without preconditions and in good faith. The Syrian regime should act in the same manner for this process to produce an outcome,” Altun said, adding that the two countries are in the initial stage of determining how bilateral relations will be advanced.
He said the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria at this stage does not make any sense, noting that the Turkish presence in Syria is also a guarantee for their territorial integrity.
Regarding the refugee crisis, he said creating necessary conditions for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Syrian refugees and revitalizing the political process – which the regime has obstructed – continue to be among Ankara’s main priorities in Syria.
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