Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterates the urgency to create a safe zone inside Syria to house refugees who have been displaced by the bloody civil war
During the UN General Assembly session, Erdogan had already pressed the international community to act and help reduce the suffering of Syrians affected by the civil war.
His comments come as the United States said it has evidence the Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad used chemical weapons including chlorine against the opposition-held areas in May. On August 7, Turkish and the US military officials agreed to set up a safe zone in northern Syria and develop a peace corridor to facilitate the movement of displaced Syrians who want to return home. They also agreed to establish a joint operations centre but the details of the agreement are yet to be made public.Still, as soon as I return [to Turkey], we will implement our plans and figure out which steps we will take following an evaluation process.
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