
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that Turkey will oppose any effort to prevent Syria from achieving lasting peace and stability and reiterated its continued support for the Syrian government.
“Whoever tries to prevent Syria from achieving lasting peace and stability, I say this clearly, we will stand by the Syrian government and against them,” President Erdoğan said after the Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.
“Just as we did not allow the division of Syria through the terror corridor, we will not allow the division of this country through other corridors,” Erdoğan warned.
“There is no possibility of returning to the pre-December 8 period in Syria. With the December 8 revolution, a new era began in the country. Instead of testing the limits of Turkey’s patience in Syria, some actors should appreciate Turkey’s friendship and act like a state, not like a (terror) organization,” he added.