Erdogan: Turkey and Qatar will aid Syria’s reconstruction

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “Turkey and Qatar will back Syria in healing its wounds and getting back on its feet following the revolution’s victory and Assad regime’s fall.”

Erdogan’s statement came after he headed a cabinet meeting in the presidential complex in Ankara.

Erdogan added: “On December 8, a new era began in Syria as Damascus fell to the rebels and Bashar al-Assad escaped and Baath party collapsed which lasted for 61 years. The new situation created by the Syrian revolution restored the attention of the whole world to this country.”

Erdogan made it clear that “Turkey as a neighbor and brother of Syria understands the new phase and analyzes and reads it in the best way. Believing firmly that the sound wall will not fall, we have always been on the right side of the from the very beginning of the Syrian crisis.”

Erdogan pointed out that “Turkey is holding a close dialogue with the leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, and that the visits to Syria will increase from now on. Ankara will also provide the Syrian people with all the support they needed to boost their gains.”

Erdogan noted that “Countries neighboring to Syria have realized the reality that when Syria enjoys security and stability, all the region will feel safe.”

Erdogan called on all the parties to unite and work side by side to support the Syrian people in recovering and capacity building, adding that this is what the Syrians are expecting from the Arab and Islamic world.

On the other hand, the Turkish President said in his speech: “It is clear that the goal behind Israel’s growing aggression is to overshadow the Syrian revolution and stifle their hopes, and sooner or later Israel will have to withdraw from the lands it occupied.

Erdogan concluded that “Turkey has stood on the right side of history from the first moment of the Syrian crisis, and will provide the necessary support to the Syrian people who won their war against the oppressive regime to make this victory and success permanent, and Turkey will not deviate from protecting the territorial integrity and unity of Syria under any circumstances.”