Erdogan: We hope that the opposition forces reach Damascus

ANKARA, Dec. 06 (YPA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his hope for “a smooth continuation of anti-regime forces’ advance toward Damascus.”

“Idlib, Hama, Homs, and the target, of course, is Damascus. The opposition’s march continues. Our wish is that this advancement in Syria continues without accidents or disasters,” Erdogan said in a statement on Friday.

Regarding relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Erdogan said, “We made a call to Bashar al-Assad.

“We said: ‘Come, let’s determine the future of Syria together.’ Unfortunately, we did not receive a positive response to this.”

In this context, sources in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Minister Hakan Fidan will meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts tomorrow, Saturday, in the Qatari capital, Doha, to discuss the developments in Syria within the framework of the Astana process.

@E.Y.M