国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Erdogan talks with French president on ceasefire in Syria's Eastern Ghouta

Source: Xinhua| 2018-02-27 01:09:32|Editor: yan
Video PlayerClose

ISTANBUL, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he discussed the ceasefire issue in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone.

"We have scrutinized the issue with Mr. Macron in detail," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul before leaving for a five-day visit to Africa.

The UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution demanding a ceasefire for at least 30 days across Syria to allow humanitarian access and urgent medical evacuations.

Erdogan said that despite the UN decision, ceasefire was not implemented in Eastern Ghouta, a besieged rebel-held district east of the Syrian capital of Damascus.

"The process is going on with all its brutality there," the Turkish leader said.

A day earlier, the Turkish government argued that the Security Council resolution did not cover Turkey's ongoing military operation in Syria's Afrin on the grounds that "it is being conducted against terrorists."

Turkey launched its military offensive against Afrin on Jan. 20 with a view to driving out Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units (YPG), which is regarded by Ankara as a terror group allied with the Kurdistan Workers' Party fighting against the Turkish state.

According to the French presidency, Macron told Erdogan that "the humanitarian truce applies to all of Syria, including Afrin, and should be implemented everywhere and by all without any delay to stop the ongoing spiral of violence."

Erdogan said "UN Resolution 2401 is related to a process that comprehends the ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta in Syria."

According to Resolution 2401, the ceasefire does not apply to military operations against the Islamic State, al-Qaida and Al Nusra Front and their associates, and other terrorist groups as designated by the Security Council.

The United States has trained and armed the YPG as a reliable ground force against the Islamic State, infuriating Turkey and chilling bilateral ties.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011105521370016801
主站蜘蛛池模板: 繁峙县| 广安市| 茶陵县| 龙门县| 泗洪县| 阿图什市| 齐齐哈尔市| 营口市| 治多县| 绥阳县| 宁乡县| 纳雍县| 栖霞市| 米脂县| 文登市| 宝坻区| 新蔡县| 房山区| 济阳县| 彩票| 都昌县| 阿坝县| 长子县| 安义县| 苍溪县| 大方县| 神农架林区| 双辽市| 泗阳县| 中西区| 扎鲁特旗| 遂平县| 饶阳县| 滦南县| 宣恩县| 阜平县| 枣庄市| 柳江县| 高雄市| 凌海市| 绥滨县|