Türkiye and Russia agree to prevent clashes in Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said there was an agreement with Russia to prevent clashes between Syrian government forces and the Free Syrian Army supported by Ankara.

Turkish troops near the Syrian border.

"We have reached an agreement with Russia on preventing clashes between the Free Syrian Army (supported by Ankara) and the Syrian government forces, with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the fight against IS and avoiding conflicts," Cavusoglu told journalists in Ankara.

At the same time, he denied media reports that there appeared to be a Russian-brokered deal under which several villages in the north controlled by Kurdish groups would be transferred to the Syrian government army.

"You know, there is a lot of information and all kinds of speculation. It is not true. Now we see that the Syrian government forces are moving east," Mr. Cavusoglu added.

According to Sputnik