Clear warning for the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean sent the National Security Council of Turkey which met under the president of the country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to what the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul reports, Manolis Kostidis, in the announcement issued by the Council it states among others:

“It is noted that Turkey will not allow its sincere approach and efforts to cultivate a ground of cooperation through the establishment of permanent stability and peace in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea to be misused and it is emphasized that the best option is to act with common sense ».

Specifically, the last fifth paragraph of the announcement states:

“It is noted that Turkey will not allow its sincere approach and efforts to develop bases of cooperation through the establishment of permanent stability and peace in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea to be abused, and it is emphasized that the most correct option is to behave with common sense.”

A key topic on the agenda of the Turkish National Security Council was the developments in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the situation on the ground regarding Turkish military operations against the Kurds of the PKK and PYD organizations, in Northern Iraq and Syria respectively, as well as dealing with of the members of the FETO network, the followers of the preacher Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara accuses of being the mastermind of the 2016 coup attempt..

Specifically, in addition to the reference to the Aegean and the Mediterranean, the announcement of the National Security Council states:

“1- The Council was informed about the operations conducted with determination, determination and success at home and abroad against all kinds of threats and dangers against our national unity and solidarity and our survival, especially against the terrorist organizations PKK/KCK, PYD/YPG, FETO and Islamic State, as well as on recent international developments.

»2- It was emphasized that the activities to neutralize the terrorist organizations nesting in the Syrian territory will continue uninterrupted and that any plans or completed efforts that could harm our national security will not be tolerated. Efforts will be stepped up to end the conflict in the country, in line with the interests and aspirations of our region and the Syrian people.

“3- Our determination to continue our cooperation with our neighbor Iraq in the fight against terrorist organizations, especially the PKK/KCK and PYD/YPG, which are a common threat to our countries, was confirmed, and it was underlined once again the importance we attach to the security, peace and well-being of our brotherly Iraqi people.

“4- In addition to Turkey’s determined efforts to stop the genocide that the Palestinian people have been suffering for a year in front of the eyes of the whole world and to achieve without delay a permanent ceasefire and peace in Palestine, international efforts must continue to increase .

“In order to prevent Israeli attacks aimed at spreading the conflicts in the Middle East beyond the Palestinian Territories, the actors in positions of responsibility, in particular the United Nations Security Council, are called upon to take action as soon as possible.

“In the face of Israel’s inhumane attacks, it is confirmed that Turkey, as a nation and state as a whole, will stand by the brotherly people of Lebanon and its government.

“The declaration by Israel of the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a “person undesirable” and the ban on his entry into the country is condemned as the latest example of Israel’s lawlessness.”