"Turkey is ready to provide the necessary assistance if the new government requests it," he said in comments carried by the Turkish press.
"It is necessary to see what the new administration will do. We think it is necessary to give them a chance," Guler said of the rebel alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has its roots in the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda and has been declared a "terrorist" organisation by many Western governments.
The HTS is seeking to tone down its rhetoric, and its transitional government insists that the rights of all Syrians will be protected along with the rule of law.
"The new administration has pledged to respect all government institutions, the UN and other international organisations and has promised to report all evidence of chemical weapons to the OPCW watchdog," Guler added. | BGNES
