"There is no way we will tolerate the continuation of terrorism in Syria," Fidan told a joint news conference with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Qatar's capital Doha.
Fidan began his two-day visit to the Gulf country on Sunday.
Stressing the importance of ensuring security in all of Syria, where a new administration is in place after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December, he said: "It is important for armed groups (in Syria) to come together under a national army."
On terrorism, Fidan said it is also important for both Türkiye and Syria to continue the fight against both PKK/YPG and ISIS (Daesh) terror groups.
"At the moment, the Damascus administration's efforts to find a solution, especially for the YPG, are continuing. As Türkiye, we are following this closely," he said, expressing hope that the problem will be solved without bloodshed.
Fidan said the US relationship with the PKK/YPG terror group was presented as “temporary cooperation” during the Barack Obama era, but Türkiye foresaw from the very beginning that this would lead to certain complications.
"In the process, of course, the fact that the (terrorist) organization gradually abused Americans and other Western countries and that there was a serious increase in the terrorist threat against Türkiye in return for the prison services it provided, constituted an unacceptable situation for us," Fidan said, adding that this was shared with US officials.
He said the PKK/YPG provides "prison services" for ISIS prisoners, but does not have the ability to fight ISIS alone, and is itself a terrorist organization.
"In this regard, Türkiye, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan are all capable of coming together and waging the necessary fight against ISIS. Hopefully, we will take a step in this direction as four countries in the near future.
"We have already held preliminary talks on this matter. We hope that our American friends will give up this policy that poses a threat to Türkiye," he said.
The Turkish foreign minister highlighted that another formula could be employed to make it possible for the detainees of the ISIS terror group to remain imprisoned.
The new administration in Syria is ready to assume responsibility in this respect and Türkiye is ready to provide all kind of support, Fidan underscored.
He expressed hope that US President Donald Trump will "put an end to this ongoing mistake in the region," adding that this situation both triggered regional instability and damaged Türkiye-US relations.
Fidan also urged the lifting of international sanctions on Syria, which is recovering from 14 years of civil war, and underscored the importance of taking serious steps in the reconstruction of the war-torn country, and its energy needs.
Türkiye has long complained of the US working with the PKK/YPG on the pretext of fighting Daesh/ISIS. Turkish officials say using one terrorist group to fight another makes no sense.
Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations since 2016 across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018) and Peace Spring (2019).
In its 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US and the European Union — has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
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