“The memorandum signed by the presidents of Turkey and Russia is not easily implemented, but we see that this is probably the only way to establish peace and preserve the sovereignty of Syria,” said Shoigu, noting Russia's acquisition of vast experience in “humanitarian assistance - mine clearance, medical assistance” in the fight against international terrorism.
Earlier, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the beginning of reconnaissance flights and clearance on the routes of joint patrols with Russia in Syria.
On October 22, the leaders of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reached an agreement on the entry of the Syrian military and Russian military police into the area outside the Turkish military operation "Source of Peace" in Syria.
Later it was reported that Russia fully implemented the measures stipulated by the Russian-Turkish memorandum of October 22.
It was noted that, as of October 29, she “carried out the withdrawal of 68 Kurdish self-defense units with a total number of 34 thousand people and more than three thousand units of weapons and military equipment 30 km from the line of contact with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey”.