Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said today to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoiguin a telephone conversation between the two leaders, that Turkey will respond to moves aimed at disrupting stability in northern Syria, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s office said as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow ahead of a military strike in the region. Turkey threatens to launch.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced two weeks ago that Turkey would soon launch new military operations in northern Syria against the Kurdish militia YPG, which Ankara considers a terrorist organization. we tore our shirts, we don’t hear anyone anymore “. The Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers will hold talks in Ankara later today.
“The necessary response will be given to actions aimed at disrupting the stability achieved in the region and the presence of terrorists in the region is not acceptable,” Akar said in a statement, adding that Akar “He also reminded that the previous agreements on this issue must be respected.”
Blinken: An attack would undermine regional stability
A new Turkish attack on Syria “would undermine regional stability,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned today. in response to threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Our major concern is that any new attack would undermine regional stability” and “give malicious agents a chance to exploit instability,” he told a news conference in Washington.
The Turkish president reiterated in front of the Turkish parliament the threat of a military operation in two areas in northern Syria, targeting Kurdish fighters, whom he describes as terrorists.
“We oppose any escalation in northern Syria and support the maintenance of the current ceasefire.”said Anthony Blinken in a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
“We do not want to see anything that jeopardizes our efforts to keep the Islamic State in the box where we have locked it.”he insisted, seeing new tensions with Turkey, but a US ally in NATO.
Moscow: We hope Turkey does not attack Syria
Russia hopes Turkey will “refrain” from an attack on northern Syria, it said last week. the representative of Russian diplomacy referring to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threats against Kurdish fighters.
“We hope that Ankara will refrain from actions that could lead to a dangerous deterioration of the already difficult situation in Syria,” he said. Maria Zakharova in an announcement.
