Turkey, Russia agree on battling in the same front in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara and Moscow have agreed to cooperate on fighting Takfiri terrorism in Syria, despite having differences over the crisis in the Arab country.

“We have a common stance (with Russia) over the Daesh terrorist organization there,” Erdogan said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, using a different alternative for the ISIL Takfiri group.

The Turkish president added that the two countries have no problem “over the issue of terrorism.”

Putin, for his part, said, “We do not want chaos in Syria, nor the strengthening of terror groups.”

Turkey and Russia have different stances on the crisis in Syria, as Ankara opposes the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while Moscow supports it.

Putin underlined that a solution must be found to the crisis and terrorism in Syria, but that should be done by the Syrian people themselves.

The Russian president further said that Assad garnered overwhelming support in the June presidential elections.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fuelled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, according to reports.