Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (L) shakes hands with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu (R) during their joint press conference on Thursday in Ankara.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned Russia over the consequences of its intervention in Syria, with Ankara telling Moscow its bombing campaign in support of the regime was a “big mistake.”

“Russia is making a big mistake,” Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu told reporters after talks in Ankara with Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir. “What it does will bring no meaning or benefit, other than delaying the transition process to help Syria out of the chaos,” he added. “We will continue with our warnings.”

Al-Jubeir said: “Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in agreement on supporting the opposition in Syria. What is important is a political solution.”

He added: “We are in agreement that there will certainly be no role for Bashar Assad.”

He explained: “We (in Ankara) discussed the intervention of foreign powers, especially the Russian intervention which is a very critical issue and could lead to foreigners intervening in Syria from the outside.”

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left, and his Turkish counterpart Feridun Sinirlioglu speak to the media after talks in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday

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