Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested building a �new city��on the Syrian�soil to provide shelter to millions of the Arab country�s nationals fleeing the violence in their homeland.

In a late Friday speech, Erdogan said he had discussed with US President Barack Obama the idea of constructing a 4,500-square-kilometer city in northern Syria near the Turkish border, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.

�I am going to tell you something. What is the formula? We found a city in the north of Syria,� the Turkish leader said, adding that Ankara and Washington had �even set the coordinates, but it has not yet come to fruition.�

By Press TV