Syria calls on Turkey to withdraw troops from Syria

Syrian government calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Syria and close Turkish-Syrian border to the flow of terrorists.


"Turkey should withdraw its troops from the territory of Syria," said Bashar al-Ja'afari, head of the Syrian government delegation at the peace talks in Astana on Thursday.

He stated that Turkey bears responsibility for violation of Syrian sovereignty, saying "Turkish authorities must close the border for the flow of terrorists in Syria."

Bashar al-Ja'afari highlighted that Turkish government is responsible for the safety of 910 kilometres of the border common with Syria, saying "Turkey does not bear the responsibility, and, on the contrary, it contributes to the penetration of tens of thousands of mercenaries from different countries of the world through our joint border."

He also said that Syrian government will study a negotiating document on the establishment of tripartite operations group for monitoring the ceasefire with the participation of Russia, Turkey and Iran and will express own position later.
 [Xinhua/china.org.cn]
17/2/17