On Friday, Turkey condemned an assembly between French President Emmanuel Macron and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), pronouncing it supplied legitimacy to the extensions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Ankara sees the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which dominates the SDF, as the Syrian extension of the PKK, which has been specified as a terrorist agency by Turkey, the European Union, and the USA. “This strive that aims to offer pseudo-legitimacy to the extensions of the terrorist employer is a fully wrong step which no longer follows the spirit of alliance,” the Turkish overseas ministry stated in a written declaration about the meeting in Paris. The YPG forms the backbone of the U.S.-led coalition preventing ahe Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and has played a crucial role in clearing the closing pocket of territory in the northeastern part ofyouu. S., Controlled by using the organization in March.
Macron assured on Friday the SDF representatives, who were now not named, of the “energetic support of France inside the combat towards Daesh which is still a risk for collective security,” the presidency stated in a declaration, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS, France 24 stated. The French president additionally vowed to allocate an economic guide for the humanitarian needs and the stabilization efforts in northeast Syria. Since past due November, Turkish officials have repeatedly stated that Turkey plans to launch an army operation in northeast Syria to clean the territories alongside the Turkish border off the YPG combatants. “We once again remind the importance of no longer permitting the advertising of agendas concentrated on Syria’s political solidarity and territorial integrity, and that Turkey will now not refrain from taking steps ,it finds vital to make sure its national protection,” the Turkish overseas ministry stated.