Key Statements by Erdogan on Syria
December 20, 2024, 2:29 pm

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Here are the most notable statements made today by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the developments in Syria:

- Turkey will do whatever it takes to rebuild a new Syria.
- We will cooperate with Syria in the fields of defense, energy, and education.
- Turkey will strengthen its trade relations with Syria and Iraq.
- The Turkish Ministry of Energy will support resolving energy issues in Syria.
- Turkey will try to assist the new Syrian administration in forming a state structure and a new constitution, and Ankara is in contact with Al-Jolani and Damascus.
- Discussions with Trump will be important, and I am glad that Western and Islamic countries are reaching out to Al-Jolani.
- We hope to elevate Turkish-Syrian relations to a new level with the establishment of a new government in Damascus.
- Lifting the sanctions imposed during Assad's rule will help in the reconstruction of Syria.
- The Turkish foreign minister will visit Syria soon to discuss the "new structure."
- We must eliminate terrorist groups such as ISIS and the PKK to establish a safe and stable new Syria.
- The United States and Western powers bear the responsibility to stop Israel's invasion of Syrian territories.
- I do not believe any power will continue to work with terrorist groups in Syria.
- Turkey will not let the new Syria fight alone against ISIS and the PKK fighters and Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).

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