Xinhua News Agency, Ankara, March 6 (Reporter Zheng Siyuan Shi Yang) Turkish President Erdogan said on the evening of the 5th that the ceasefire agreement between Turkey and Russia on the Syrian Idlib Province will better protect the Turkish border and will The basis for normalizing the situation in Idlib is laid.
According to the Turkish "Freedom" reported on the 6th, Erdogan said in an interview with Turkish media on the flight from Russia to Turkey that the ceasefire agreement is an important step to protect civilians. The ceasefire agreement has made significant progress in a number of areas, and it will further protect the Turkish border from attacks.
"Our purpose here is to reach a truce. We guarantee it. Of course, we will always be vigilant against possible aggression and attacks by Syria."
Syria's Idlib province, bordering Turkey, is the last major site controlled by Syrian opposition militants and extremist groups. Syrian government forces have been hoping to recapture this area. Russian President Putin held talks with visiting Erdogan in Moscow on the 5th, and the two sides reached an agreement on the ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province. According to the agreement, starting at 00:00 on the 6th local time, the belligerents in Syria's Idlib province have concluded all military operations on the current front; they will traverse the strategic main road M4 of Idlib within 6 kilometers of the north and south Set as a "safe corridor"; Russia and Turkey will conduct joint patrols along the highway from the 15th.