Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday to continue his military operations until achieving its objectives in northeastern Syria, while addressing both Russians and Americans.

"We will continue our military operations in Syria until the establishment of a safe area and the return of Syrian refugees to their areas," the Turkish president said.

He explained that the YPG did not leave Tel Rifaat and Manbij in Syria despite the agreements with the United States and Russia.

He added that the fighters of the Kurdish units "continue their attacks on our forces from behind the borders of the safe area in northern Syria.

He said America was still conducting joint patrols with the YPG inside Syria, "and that was not part of our agreement."

Erdogan denounced Washington's failure to include Kurdish forces in Syria as terrorists. "Are these blood-stained organizations innocent? Of course not."

Regarding Russia, he said it claimed that terrorist organizations had withdrawn from areas in northern Syria "and this is not true."

He explained that Turkey would abide by its agreements with the United States and Russia on Syria, as long as they kept their promises.

In a related context, Erdogan said that his country has developed fighter planes after Washington refused to deliver F-35 fighter jets.

Visit Washington
Earlier, Reuters quoted three Turkish officials that Erdogan may cancel a visit to Washington next week to protest against the US House of Representatives seeking sanctions against Ankara, and pass a law that considers the killing of Armenians a century ago genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.

Turkey acknowledges that many Armenians who lived under the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War I, but questioned the figures and denied that the killings were planned or genocide.

Erdogan is due to visit Washington on November 13 at the invitation of President Donald Trump, but said last week that the vote puts a "question mark" on the visit plans.

In contrast, Turkish sources say that Trump and Erdogan have a strong link despite the anger in Congress about the Turkish operation in Syria and the purchase of Ankara a Russian air defense system, and despite what Ankara considers offensive comments from Trump.