Protests against Turkish PM’s hostile policy towards Syria

LATTAKIA/ ANTAKYA, (ST)_Hundreds of women from Lattakia staged on Saturday a solidarity stand to hit out at the Turkish Prime Minister’s policy against Syria,

According to SANA, the participants said the conspiracy against Syria won’t succeed in destroying the Syrian people’s culture, stressing that the hostile policy of Erdogan’s government against Syria is rejected by the people of Turkey.

They stressed the Syrian women’s adherence to the Arabism of the Iskenderun and the necessity of returning it back to the homeland.

“This stand reflects coexistence and fraternity between the Syrian and Turkish peoples who stress the importance of the cultural values which were born through history and which won’t be destroyed byErdogan’s government,” Ola Hallaq from the Iskenderun said.

The Syrian MP, FayhaaTreifi, said that this meeting reflects that Syria is facing an aggression as a result of a US-Zionist scheme targeting the unity of Syria and its national and patriotic stances.

She asserted the Syrian people’s determination to foil this colonial scheme and continue struggle for liberating all occupied Arab territories, including the Iskenderun.

‘No to Patriot missiles’

Meanwhile, thousands of people protested in the main square in Antakya city denouncing the policy of the Turkish government led by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and prime minister RecepTayyip Erdogan towards Syria.

The protesters, who were mostly women, expressed the Turkish people’s solidarity with the Syrian government and people against the imperialist conspiracy hatched against it.

The banners read ‘No to NATO’ and ‘No to Patriot Missiles’,chanting slogans against Erdogan’s government’s support for the armed terrorist groups in Syria.

Press TV reported that Protesters accused the Turkish premier of being an agent of the United States, demanding an end to his meddlesome involvement in Syria.

The protest staged amid tight security measures by the Turkish government was organized by the Turkish Labor Party.

Over the past few months,Antakya city has witnessed similar protests in support of the Syrian people and leadership in their struggle against the international conspiracy targeting Syria and the whole region.

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