Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed solidarity with China in its fight against terrorism and violence at a news conference Monday following the G20 summit held in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.

In his first appearance at a meeting convening the world leaders since the recent coup attempt in Turkey, the president emphasized the importance of fighting against terrorism.

He said, "If there is a terrorist who comes out of this religion [Islam], we cannot tolerate this regardless where he is."

He called for an end to making distinctions between terrorist organizations, saying, "You have no good terrorists or bad terrorists; all are bad."

"All of them are cursed, none of them can be defended," he asserted.

The summit offered an opportunity for the leaders of both countries to exchange views and deepen ties.

According to Xinhua News Agency, while meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit President Xi Jinping told Erdogan he appreciated that Turkey promised not to allow anything to happen within its borders that could hamper China.

China "expects bilateral anti-terrorism cooperation to yield more tangible results," Xinhua News Agency cited Xi as saying.

Speaking of Syrian issues at the news conference, Erdogan said he had discussed Syria with China, but currently Turkey has no cooperation with China on operations in the region.

He revealed that Turkey is cooperating currently with coalition forces in the region, mostly made up of NATO members. Especially in the area of Aleppo, Turkey is trying to forge cooperation with Russia.

He added, "We would like to see a ceasefire to be announced in the region."

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