Damascus: IranForeign Minister of India visited on Saturday Damascus what he said was a mission to de-stress, later turkey Threatened to launch a new offensive on the Kurds in the north Syria,
According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Hossein Amir-Abdullahian said his visit was “aimed at establishing peace and security in the region between Syria and Turkey”.
Iran is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an important trading partner for Turkey.
Turkey has launched a series of attacks in Syria since 2016 targeting Kurdish militias as well as jihadists from the Islamic State group and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish President Recep Tayyippi erdogan Earlier this year he said he wanted to encourage one million Syrian refugees to return to their country by building housing and local infrastructure in their country.
In recent weeks, Erdogan said he planned to launch a military offensive in Syria against Kurdish fighters to wage an insurgency against his country.
These include the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which formed a significant part of an international coalition against the Islamic State group.
Amir-Abdullahian’s visit to Syria comes five days after his visit to Turkey.
“After my visit to Turkey… consultation with the Syrian authorities is necessary,” IRNA quoted Amir-Abdullahian as saying on Saturday.
On Monday Amir-Abdullahian said he understood the need for a new Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
“We understand Turkey’s security concerns very well,” he told a joint news conference. Ankara With Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Kavusoglu.
“We understand that … perhaps a special operation may be needed,” he said, “that Turkey’s security concerns must be fully and permanently addressed.”
Iran is hostile to Kurdish separatists who operate in both Turkey and Iran.
After anti-government protests began in Syria in 2011, which turned into civil war after brutally repressed by Damascus, Ankara supported an insurgency against Assad as well as armed rebels.
Turkey has also launched several military strikes along the border, targeting Kurdish-administered areas in northeastern Syria, where the group believes terrorists.
After the campaign Ankara-backed groups gained control of the area along the border.
The Syrian government has repeatedly lambasted Turkey’s threats to invade and called Erdogan’s bid to create a so-called “safe zone” inside Syria, to return millions of refugees, an attack on the unity of the war-torn country. Is.
According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Hossein Amir-Abdullahian said his visit was “aimed at establishing peace and security in the region between Syria and Turkey”.
Iran is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an important trading partner for Turkey.
Turkey has launched a series of attacks in Syria since 2016 targeting Kurdish militias as well as jihadists from the Islamic State group and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish President Recep Tayyippi erdogan Earlier this year he said he wanted to encourage one million Syrian refugees to return to their country by building housing and local infrastructure in their country.
In recent weeks, Erdogan said he planned to launch a military offensive in Syria against Kurdish fighters to wage an insurgency against his country.
These include the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which formed a significant part of an international coalition against the Islamic State group.
Amir-Abdullahian’s visit to Syria comes five days after his visit to Turkey.
“After my visit to Turkey… consultation with the Syrian authorities is necessary,” IRNA quoted Amir-Abdullahian as saying on Saturday.
On Monday Amir-Abdullahian said he understood the need for a new Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
“We understand Turkey’s security concerns very well,” he told a joint news conference. Ankara With Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Kavusoglu.
“We understand that … perhaps a special operation may be needed,” he said, “that Turkey’s security concerns must be fully and permanently addressed.”
Iran is hostile to Kurdish separatists who operate in both Turkey and Iran.
After anti-government protests began in Syria in 2011, which turned into civil war after brutally repressed by Damascus, Ankara supported an insurgency against Assad as well as armed rebels.
Turkey has also launched several military strikes along the border, targeting Kurdish-administered areas in northeastern Syria, where the group believes terrorists.
After the campaign Ankara-backed groups gained control of the area along the border.
The Syrian government has repeatedly lambasted Turkey’s threats to invade and called Erdogan’s bid to create a so-called “safe zone” inside Syria, to return millions of refugees, an attack on the unity of the war-torn country. Is.