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President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spoken at the group meeting of his party. Concerning the Afrin operation, Erdoğan said, “It takes some time to make certain preparations in the field. We will rapidly pass to the phase of besieging Afrin city center”.
“We’ve waited for the threats posed by terrorist organizations towards our country to be prevented by coalition forces for years. We couldn’t see any other way than taking action.
“We expect all our citizens, friends to disclose the aspersions cast upon our country
“The talks as well as the operations will continue in the following days. We carry on talking with the sides about Syrian issue. I spoke with [President of Russia Vladimir] Putin and [President of Iran Hassan] Rouhani on the phone yesterday (February 19). I also speak with leaders of other countries as well. (PT/TK)
