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President Erdoğan meets with President Putin of Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow, where he is paying a one-day working visit. President Erdoğan and President Putin made brief remarks prior to their talks. “Due to the Idlib negotiations, our meeting is of utmost importance,” President Erdoğan said, highlighting the gravity of the situation in the region. “The felicitous decisions we will make will relieve the region and our countries''  Noting that the entire world is watching their meeting, President Erdoğan said: “The steps we will take and the felicitous decisions we will...

President Erdoğan in Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the Russian capital of Moscow at 13.20. Upon his arrival at Vnukovo II Airport, President Erdoğan was welcomed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Head of the State Protocol Department Igor Bogdashev, Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexei Yerkhov, Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Mehmet Samsar and officials from the embassy. President Erdoğan, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Director of National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson ...

Altun: “We will not renege on our agreements or allow this despicable regime to kill millions of civilians”

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “We will not renege on our agreements or allow this despicable regime to kill and drive millions of civilians to our borders. The regime has already created an incredible amount of chaos and destruction in this region. Turkey refuses to stand by and watch humanitarian disaster unfold.” Altun posted a thread on his Twitter account, indicating that the Assad regime is responsible for producing millions of IDPs and refugees, war crimes, chemical weapons attacks, terrorism, and regional instability. “The regime’s belligerent behavior in Idlib has shown the regime can’t be trusted, must...

President Erdoğan to Visit Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will go to the Russian Federation on a one-day working visit on March 5, 2020. During the talks to be held in Moscow, President Erdoğan and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will address the recent developments in Syria, Idlib in particular, as well as bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/speeches-statements/558/116904/president-erdogan-to-visit-russia

“If the European countries want to resolve the refugee issue, they should support the humanitarian solution Turkey is working to achieve in Syria”

Addressing AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “This refugee influx will go on until a new constitution is drafted based on Syria’s political unity and territorial integrity and free elections are held whereby a new administration takes office. If the European countries want to resolve the issue, they should support the political and humanitarian solution Turkey is working to achieve in Syria.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting. “Turkey’s decision to open the gates is in accord with the international...