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Erdogan Vows Eliminating Threat towards Turkey, Urges Riyadh to Disclose Khashoggi Murder’s Whereabouts

Erdogan Vows Eliminating Threat towards Turkey, Urges Riyadh to Disclose Khashoggi Murder’s Whereabouts
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "we will eliminate threat towards Turkey" and will not allow activities that endanger the country's borders.

Speaking to a group of provincial leaders of his AK Party in Ankara on Friday, Erdogan stated that the east of the Euphrates would be cleared of terrorists and returned to its rightful owners, adding that Ankara would focus its attention on Syrian Kurdish fighters east of the river, rather than the Manbij area.

He further stated that the agreement between Ankara and Moscow on Syria's Idlib was being fulfilled without any trouble.

“We, together with Russia and Iran have developed a formula that takes into account the interests of all parties. In Geneva, we failed to solve these problems, and we made a decision on a Syrian settlement in Astana. Then there was Sochi, Tehran, where we reached a logical conclusion. As a result, there are no problems with Idlib now,” Erdogan said speaking in Ankara.

As he tackled the murder of Saud journo Jamal Khashoggi, Erdogan stated that Riyadh should disclose the whereabouts of the journalist's body and said that Ankara had more evidence on the case.

"They've arrested 18 people, and they know exactly who had killed the journalist. That is what should be announced. It is also necessary to name the local cooperator. Who gave the order to send a 15-member team? And where is the body? It needs to be explained. On Sunday, the Prosecutor-General of Saudi Arabia will arrive in Turkey and meet with our prosecutors," he said.

He dismissed the initial statements by Riyadh, which suggested that Khashoggi left the consular premises in Istanbul, as "ridiculous and childish."

"How could he leave when his bride was waiting for him in front of the door? Such statements should not be made by a big and serious state," Erdogan added.

He called on the Saudi side to extradite the perpetrators of the killing to try them in Istanbul.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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