“Our main goal is to cleanse IG and YPG from Syria. This is our duty. I conveyed this to the Russian side, ”he said at a press conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Erdogan promised to continue the fight against terrorism.
Earlier it was reported that Turkish artillery bombarded the position of the Syrian Kurds in the High Rifat.
US President Donald Trump called on Erdogan to "not treat badly" with the Kurds in Syria.
* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization is recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.