Türkiye will continue to support the current Syrian leadership in the face of any attempts to derail peace and stability in the war-torn country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday.
"Türkiye will stand with Syria against all efforts to prevent the country from achieving lasting peace and stability. Just as we did not allow Syria to be divided by a terror corridor, we will not allow it to be divided by any other means either," Erdoğan said following a cabinet meeting in Ankara.
He declared that a new phase had begun in Syria, stating, "There is no going back to the period before Dec. 8 in Syria. A new era has begun," referring to the fall of former Syrian President Bashar alAssad's rule.
The remarks came days after Erdoğan met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.