Turkey’s
military invasion of North-Eastern Syria is illegal, from the international law
perspective. It is also a tremendous political mistake, with many possible
consequences. I have not seen a single country, among those who matter in
international affairs and in the region, that has supported President Erdogan’s
decision.
In
this kind of dangerous military interventions experience has taught us that we
know when the operation starts but nobody can predict when it will end. Erdogan’s
people can find themselves caught in a never-ending drama.
Moreover,
the Kurds of Syria have been brave allies of the anti-terrorist forces that
have fought the Islamic State criminals. They have generated a very important
capital of sympathy in Europe and the US. It is not only that we are indebted to
their courage and fighting spirit. It is also that we all recognise that they
have created a space of tranquillity and some type of normalcy in a country
that has been in chaos. It is that order that President Erdogan is now
destroying with his heavy artillery and fighter planes.
It
is unacceptable.
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