MADRID Jan. 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, has assured that Washington is working to avoid a “conflict” in northeastern Syria and to respond to Turkey’s “legitimate concerns” about the Syrian Kurdish militia People’s Protection Units (YPG). ), linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
“What does not at all benefit all the positive things we are seeing in Syria would be a conflict. We will make sure that does not happen,” he stressed this Wednesday during a press conference together with the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël. Barrot.
These measures include, he explained, the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) within a unified defense organization under the authority of the new authorities headed by the Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) group, as well as the exit of Syria from foreign militia fighters.
“That is a process that will take some time,” said Blinken, who has assured that they work “very closely” with Turkey and that he hopes that the new administration of Republican Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, will do so. the same.
This comes after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned the day before that Ankara could carry out an offensive in northeastern Syria if it does not expel the leaders and members of the YPG, integrated into the SDF. .
Türkiye considers that this militia is linked to the PKK, considered a terrorist group in the country. Since the fall of Bashar al Assad’s regime, Ankara has defended that it will not recognize either the militia or the so-called Kurdish administration of northeastern Syria, Rojava, within the framework of establishing a new power structure in the neighboring country.
Add Comment