Erdogan to Lead Large Delegation to Syria, Media Reports

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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Earlier, US President-elect Donald Trump said that he believes Turkey and its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were the main actors behind the recent events in Syria that led to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Trump said Turkey "did an unfriendly takeover" of Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead a large delegation of ministers to Syria, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Tuesday.
The delegation will include ministers in charge of the economy and investment. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin have already paid visits to Damascus.
The Turkish presidential office told Sputnik that the exact dates of Erdogan's visit to Syria were being worked out.
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