President Erdoğan: By entirely securing our border with Syria, we will create an environment in which refugees in our country will be able to return to their own lands

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the World Turkic Business Council’s meeting in the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku.

President Erdoğan said: “By entirely securing our border with Syria, we will create an environment in which refugees in our country will be able to return to their own lands. With the contribution of the international community, we will build new residential units in terror-free areas. Thus, we will ensure our country’s security and facilitate the return of Syrian refugees, and will also consolidate Syria’s territorial integrity and political unity by eliminating the separatist terrorist organization.”

The President went on to say: “The reactions we have witnessed over the past week have revealed whose designs against our country and region we have foiled. With Operation Peace Spring, Turkey has taken a step just as crucial as the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation. We are determined to continue Operation Peace Spring to the end, regardless of threats and pressures. Let me be clear that we will definitely finish what we have started.”