By Diyar Guldogan
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey is “very uncomfortable ” with some countries that have turned Syria into an “arm wrestling ” arena, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
“We are very uncomfortable that some countries, which rely on their military power, are turning Syria into an arm wrestling arena, ” Erdogan said at opening ceremony of 36-kilometer (22 miles) long Baskentray rail in the capital Ankara.
Erdogan's remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Twitter to brace for U.S. military engagement in Syria following a suspected chemical attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta on April 8 that killed dozens of people.
Trump also blamed Moscow for being partners with “a gas killing animal”, referring to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad.
Trump’s posts on Twitter followed a warning from Moscow that the risk of a direct military clash between Russia and the U.S. in Syria “is higher than before”, with a Russian envoy saying that U.S. missiles flying over the war-ravaged country would be shot down.
Erdogan recalled that he had a phone talk with the U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria.
“Today, I will talk to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. How we can stop this chemical massacre [in Syria], I will again talk to him about this, ” he added.
