(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL, July 2 (KUNA) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received in Istanbul on Sunday Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, amid predictions that the Turkish army is planning a new operation against terrorist organizations.
According to Turkey's Anadolu Agency, the talks mainly focused on the crisis in Syria.
Meanwhile, the Turkish Daily Sabah said that the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) is fully prepared for the operation against the Democratic Union Party (PYD), considered the extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria, adding that Russia could provide air coverage for it.
On Saturday, Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that Turkey would continue to take all necessary measures to protect its national security and borders.
Ankara will respond to any kind of terror threat coming from the soil of Syria or any other country, he added.
In August last year, Ankara launched the "Operation Euphrates Shield" in Syria to free the borders area from terrorist groups. (end) ta.msa
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