Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there is no dispute with Russia over the region of Ain al-Arab, nor with the United States over the Manbij region, calling on NATO countries to stand by Turkey.
Erdogan told a news conference in Istanbul ahead of his visit to Azerbaijan that he did not think any problems would occur in the Syrian city of Kobani after the Syrian army deployed on the border, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin had shown "a positive approach."
He added that the US decision to withdraw about a thousand troops from northern Syria is a positive step, calling on NATO countries to stand with Turkey, which is fighting "terrorist organizations", saying that the alliance is not moving in the interest of Turkey.
He added that his country is in the stage of implementing its decision regarding the Syrian region of Manbij, pointing out that upon evacuation of the city of Manbij will enter the real owners.
Erdogan accused foreign media of misleading the peace process, saying they were always doing it and were doing it for now. He also said 550 Kurdish troops had been killed.
Earlier, the Turkish army and Syrian opposition forces sent reinforcements to the vicinity of Manbij city west of the Euphrates in Aleppo eastern countryside, after the announcement of what is known as the Syrian Democratic Forces reached an agreement with the Syrian regime for the handover of the cities of Ain al-Arab (Kobani) and Manbij.