[Abu Dhabi / Moscow 15th Reuters]-The Russian President's Office said on the 15th that President Putin and Turkish President Erdogan had a telephone conference and discussed the situation in Syria, which was urging the Turkish invasion. Putin expressed concern about the situation regarding humanitarian issues near the border and stressed the need to avoid conflict between Turkish and Syrian government forces.
Mr. Putin told Erdogan that he was unable to take advantage of the confusion caused by the invasion of the Turkish army, and that the fighters of the Islamic State (IS), a captive extremist organization, would not be allowed to escape from Syria to the neighboring countries. .
Mr Putin proposed to Erdogan for an upcoming visit to Russia, and Mr Erdogan agreed.
Russian Syrian envoy, Alexander Labrenchev, said the Turkish army's invasion of Syria is "unacceptable" and argued that time and scale should be limited.
Labrenchev explained, “With the 1998 agreement between Syria and Turkey, Turkey has the right to advance troops in Syria up to 10 kilometers from the border as a countermeasure against terrorism.” There is no right to stay forever, we oppose it. "