Turkish-Saudi invasion of Syria not on agenda: Turkey’s FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey and Saudi Arabia have currently no plan for a ground incursion into Syria.

According to Press TV, addressing a press conference in the capital, Ankara, on Monday, Cavusoglu said any ground operation inside Syria would need to involve all countries in the so-called US-led coalition against ISIL Takfiri terrorists.

Cavusoglu’s remarks come as Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal said on Sunday that the US-led airstrikes in Syria have been ineffective and a ground intervention was needed in the war-torn Arab country.

The prince said that the kingdom had offered to deploy ground forces to Syria as it believed the US-led airstrikes alone could not defeat the Takfiri group in Syria.

This as Saudi Arabia announced earlier this month that it was ready to send special forces to Syria if the US-led coalition decides to send ground troops.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also followed in Saudi Arabia's footsteps and signaled their preparedness for similar deployments.

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