“These issues are being discussed regarding our plans for conducting air force operations.
How did we enter the airspace at Tell Rifat?
We discussed this (with Russia. -
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), coordinated our actions, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish armed forces conducted an air operation in Syria and northern Iraq.
Defense Ministers of Russia and Turkey Sergei Shoigu and Hulusi Akar had a telephone conversation at the initiative of Ankara.
They discussed the situation in northern Syria.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey does not rule out a ground operation in Syria and Iraq after its air part.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stressed that Turkey's ground operation in Syria could increase tension in the region and lead to an increase in terrorist activity.