Erdogan says Syria's territorial integrity depends on distance from terrorism

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Syria’s territorial integrity depended on maintaining distance from all terrorist organizations, a reference to US support for a Syrian Kurdish militia Ankara considers an enemy.

Erodgan also said that hope for success in Syria was growing stronger. He made the comments at a joint news conference with Iran’s Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin following a three-way summit in Ankara on Syria.