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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lashed out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that he represents the Ottomans who committed massacre against Armenians.

During a meeting with the visiting delegation of the Armenian-Syrian Friendship Association on Thursday, President Assad drew parallel between the dangers facing the people of Syria and Armenia, stressing that the two peoples have the same challenges.

Assad meeting Armenian delegation

Ottomans who committed massacres against the Armenian people a hundred years ago are today, represented by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government, using the same tools, mainly terrorism, against the Syrian people, the Syrian leader said, according to official news agency, SANA.

He warned against the expansive threat of terrorism on the entire Middle East region and the world, saying terrorism “knows no border and doesn’t stop at the frontier of this or that country.”

Assad further called upon parliaments to take effective action to pressure the international community into adopting an efficacious policy to counter terrorism.

On his part, Vardapetyan stressed that the Armenian people stand by the side of the people of Syria in the face of the regionally-backed terrorist war waged on them, voicing confidence that Syria will get over this war and rout terrorism and its backers.