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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received Turkish journalists and answered their questions before his visit to Turkey scheduled September 16. The President touched upon Turkish-Armenian relations“normalization and Kurdish issue settlement, Turkish CNNturk website reports.

He underlined that Turkey's recent initiatives will have positive impact on Turkey in particular and the region on the whole.

The President stated his readiness to support Turkish-Armenian initiative, emphasizing the significance of the process for Syria.

Bashar al-Assad said Syria backs Turkey in its struggle against terrorist organization PKK. If over 1500 Syrian Kurds hiding in North Iraq lay down arms, Syria will accept them, the President mentioned.