Erdogan: Turkey wants to cooperate with Russia in Idlib

Ankara is ready to take joint steps with Moscow against terrorists in Syria's Idlib, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

He said that the most important issue of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 17 will be Idlib.

"Let’s all take steps against terror groups among rebels. But one should not be in a position to bomb there on pretext," Hurriyet Daily cited Erdogan as saying.

"We will discuss bilateral issues and particularly the issue of Syria," the Turkish president said, elaborating on a bilateral meeting with Putin in Russia's Sochi.

The Turkish leader said he would discuss the issue of Idlib both on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York and during his visit to Germany.