Russia concerned by Turkish military operation in Syria, calls for restraint

Russia concerned by Turkish military operation in Syria, calls for restraint

UMIT BEKTAS

It said Russia was sticking to its position on solving the Syrian crisis which is based on safeguarding Syria's territorial integrity and respecting its sovereignty.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday a military operation in Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region had begun after cross-border shelling by the Turkish army.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

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