Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed on Sunday readiness to fix ties between Türkiye and Syria, emphasizing his nation’s want to revive Türkiye-Syria relations to their earlier ranges.
If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad takes a step towards bettering relations with Türkiye, “we’ll reply positively to that strategy,” Erdogan was quoted by the semi-official Anadolu Company as saying.
Concerning his hinted invitation to al-Assad for a go to final week, the Turkish president reiterated his willingness on this matter. “We are going to lengthen our invitation,” he mentioned, including “it could possibly occur any time.”
Erdogan emphasised the significance of peace in Syria for the return of tens of millions to their homeland, amid Türkiye’s sheltering of over 3.1 million registered Syrians.
Anti-Syrian riots broke out earlier this month in Kayseri province, central Türkiye, triggered by the arrest of a Syrian man for allegedly sexually abusing a seven-year-old Syrian lady. Native residents set fireplace to homes and companies belonging to Syrians and vandalized their autos. The unrest subsequently unfold to a number of provinces.
Erdogan condemned the violence and burdened the Syrian refugee problem within the nation can’t be resolved by “prejudices and fears.”
Formal diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Syria had been severed following the onset of the Syrian civil battle, with Türkiye backing opposition teams towards the Assad authorities. Whereas there have been indicators of thawing relations in recent times, substantial progress stays elusive. ■
