According to him, the Syrian question "is by no means an adventure or a desire to expand borders."
He also said that the Turkish side entered Syria "not at the invitation" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but "at the invitation of the Syrian people."
“And until the people ask us to leave, we will not leave from there. I told Putin: leave us alone with the regime, we ourselves will do what is needed, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the representatives of Russia and Turkey during the next round of consultations on Syria in Ankara confirmed their focus on reducing tensions "on the ground" in the fight against terrorists.