Turkey did not participate in the operation of the armed opposition in Syria, which led to the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's administration. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Hakan Fidan, he writesEconomy:the "Turkey was not part of such a process.
"After the start of the operations of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other opposition groups, we have made intensive efforts to carry it out in the most bloodless, unhindered way, but until then we have not united with any country or group, we have not participated in such coordination," he said. is Fidan.
He also said that he did not meet with the former president of Syria to discuss the issue of normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus, although such attempts were made many times through the mediation of third countries. "Israel never wanted Assad to leave. He was generally a useful player for them," Fidan said.
