ArmInfo.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address by TV following a meeting of the country's Cabinet of Ministers announced the actions of the  authorities to counter the consequences of the new type of  coronavirus pandemic.

In his speech, the Turkish leader also touched upon attempts at  economic and other pressure on Turkey. According to him, Ankara is  "well aware of the insidious goals behind the" traps "for the economy  of the country.

"We will continue to reflect threats and aggression directed against  our borders. Terrorist organizations hostile to Turkey's forces will  be defeated in their lairs. Turkey will fully defend its interests in  the Mediterranean, Cyprus and the Aegean. We will not give up before  the forces of evil, either FETO, the RKK, the Armenian and Greek  lobbies, or centers of hostility in the Persian Gulf, " Anadolu cites  the Turkish leader  as saying.