DAMASCUS, (SANA) - Presidential Political and Media Advisor Dr. Bouthina Shaaban on Sunday said "If the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is to deliver a firm message to Syria, he will hear a firmer reply regarding the Turkish stance which didn’t condemn the brutal killing and crimes committed by the armed terrorist groups against the civilians, military and police members till now.

"If the Turkish government does not consider the issue of Syria as foreign matter due to the historic and cultural relations, Syria has always welcomed consultation among friends, but it categorically rejected all regional or international attempts of interference in its internal affairs," Dr. Shaaban added.

Earlier, the Turkish Anatolia News Agency quoted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying that he is sending his Foreign Minister to Syria on August 9th to hold necessary talks and "deliver our messages in a firm way".

He added that Turkey doesn’t consider Syria as a foreign issue but as an internal issue as the two countries share a 850-kilometer border, historical, cultural and familial ties.

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