Speaking at a new conference in the Lebanese capital, Cavusoglu said "our observation point there is not cut-off and nobody can isolate our forces and our soldiers".
Still, the prospect of more advances in parts of Syria that remain outside his control is obstructed: in the northwest by Turkey's interests near its border, and in the northeast by the presence of US forces alongside Kurdish fighters. The government took from rebel forces the strategic city of Khan Shaykhun, as well as the devastated towns of Latamina, Kafr Zita, and Morek.
The Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday all of Turkey's observation posts, formed under an agreement with Russian Federation and Iran, will remain in place and support will continue to be provided.
Since late April, Syria's government and Russia's military have been bombarding Idlib Province - the last bastion for forces opposed to Assad's regime.
The troops' mission was to oversee the establishment of a buffer zone agreed by Ankara and Moscow in September.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to make a one-day official visit to Moscow on August 27 for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Erdogan is also set to host his Russian and Iranian counterparts for a summit in Ankara next month to discuss the latest developments.
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They appeared to be placed by members of al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful group in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria.
The PKK - listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the USA and the European Union - has waged a terror campaign against Turkey for more than 30 years, resulting in the deaths of almost 40,000 people.
Khan Sheikhun and Maarat al-Numan both lie along the highway.
As Syrians in Idlib and Hama provinces flee Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad's deadly assault in the northwest of the country, troops seized control of a string of villages in the countryside of Hama province.
But the jihadists failed to pull back from the zone as agreed and in April, government and Russian forces resumed intense bombardment of the region. The attacks killed several people, including staff members of partner organizations and civilians, according to the ministries' information.
Syria's civil war has its roots in peaceful anti-government protests that broke out in early 2011.
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