Turkey's military operation against the Kurds in Syria may force other NATO member states to intervene in the conflict. This was announced on Monday, October 14, on the air of Bayerischer Rundfunk by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn.
The diplomat named the agreements between the Kurds and Damascus as a reason for such concern.
"Imagine that Syria or its allies attack Turkey in response, " Asselborn said, according to whom NATO membership provides for mutual obligations of the members. Therefore, according to the minister, all NATO member states will be forced to intervene in the event of an attack on Turkey. "The situation is subject to careful analysis, " Asselborn emphasized.
He also called the Turkish military operation in Syria "a crime " and called on the foreign ministers of the European Union countries in a meeting on October 14 to decide to ban the export of arms to Turkey. This decision has already been taken by individual members of the Council of Europe, including Germany.
At the same time, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that he does not yet see the need to impose economic sanctions for the Turkish offensive in Syria. "It is important to remain in dialogue with Turkey in order to be able to influence it, " Maas said on October 14 before the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg.
Earlier today it became known that the Syrian army will be deployed along the entire length of the border with Turkey in accordance with an agreement with the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria. The deployment will help counter the "aggression and liberation of areas that have included the Turkish army and mercenaries", Kurdish officials said.
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