France Plans to Work With Turkey on Syria 'Road Map'

[Vergennes]

Emmanuel Macron’s office announced its decision after the French president discussed Turkey’s operation against Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation.

"The two presidents agreed to work on a diplomatic road map for Syria in the coming weeks. To that end, discussions between France and Turkey, which both hope for a political solution overseen by the UN, will increase in the coming days,” the Élysée Palace said in a statement.

Days after Turkey’s campaign kicked-off in the Syrian city of Afrin, President Macron expressed his concerns over offensive and the deteriorating situation in Syria.

"If it turns out that this operation takes a turn other than to fight a potential terrorist threat to the Turkish border and becomes an invasion operation, [then] this becomes a real problem for us," he told Le Figaro.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was quick to respond to Macron’s remarks, saying that the French president had a “flawed understanding” of Ankara’s anti-terrorist campaign in Afrin.

“The whole world knows and should know that Turkey does not operate with the mentality of an invader.”

While the prime minister’s reaction may have seemed harsh, Erdogan, according to the Turkish Anadolu news agency, sought to reassure Macron that Ankara has no eye on Syrian territory.

Since January 20, Turkey has been conducting a military operation, dubbed “Olive Branch,” in Syria’s Afrin, which is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces-affiliated and US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). Ankara believes the YPG has ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed conflict in Turkey in a bid to seek autonomy for the Kurds in the country.

The campaign was launched following the US decision to start training a 30,000-strong border security force in northern Syria, formed mainly from YPG fighters.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802041061346428-france-turkey-syria-road-map/

 

[xenon54 out]

Well this will only lead to somewhere once US stops pretending ypg and pkk are different, Turkey's stance is clear, no pkk on its borders.


Afrin yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/

 

[OguzSenturk]

France doesn't have any leverage on Syria, nor any foothold. I wonder what they want to achieve. Turkey has nothing to do with Assad, but just want to annihilate PKK.

 

[SouI]

France doesn't have any leverage on Syria, nor any foothold. I wonder what they want to achieve. Turkey has nothing to do with Assad, but just want to annihilate PKK.

They just want the pipeline to be built. Tbh I want it too, would make our hand stronger in geopolitics and would increase the competitiveness of our economy.

Though itlooks like unlikely to happen these days.

 

[New World]

few days ago, they France announce a day for remembrance of armenian genocide. now today they are with Turkey.

 

[HannibalBarca]

few days ago, they France announce a day for remembrance of armenian genocide. now today they are with Turkey.

Welcome to RealPolitiks...

 

[Vergennes]

few days ago, they France announce a day for remembrance of armenian genocide. now today they are with Turkey.

As one said,welcome to 'Realpolitiks'. The guy you shake your hands with can backstab you seconds after your turned your back.... And tomorrow he'll call you and say "We are still friends right?".

 

[Elvin]

NO and NO- Turkey is spilling blood in Afrin, fighting chest to chest, and what does France want? Bish please, hold my cup while a take care o business.

No- France had their fingers in the middles east, and look what mess they helped create and now they want to have their fingers in it again... I don't think so

 

[Vergennes]

France doesn't have any leverage on Syria, nor any foothold. I wonder what they want to achieve. Turkey has nothing to do with Assad, but just want to annihilate PKK.

NO and NO- Turkey is spilling blood in Afrin, fighting chest to chest, and what does France want? Bish please, hold my cup while a take care o business.

No- France had their fingers in the middles east, and look what mess they helped create and now they want to have their fingers in it again... I don't think so

It is said that France and Turkey will work on a diplomatic roadmap to end the conflict in Syria. It can work,like it can fail. (Will most likely fail,but we lose nothing at trying)

Surely,Turkey wouldn't want the war in Syria to end and for those millions of refugees to go back to their homes....

 

[Oublious]

It is said that France and Turkey will work on a diplomatic roadmap to end the conflict in Syria. It can work,like it can fail. (Will most likely fail,but we lose nothing at trying)

Surely,Turkey wouldn't want the war in Syria to end and for those millions of refugees to go back to their homes....

Well you are more interested in ypg.

 

[asena_great]

Emmanuel Macron’s office announced its decision after the French president discussed Turkey’s operation against Kurdish People’s Protection Units in Syria with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation.

"The two presidents agreed to work on a diplomatic road map for Syria in the coming weeks. To that end, discussions between France and Turkey, which both hope for a political solution overseen by the UN, will increase in the coming days,” the Élysée Palace said in a statement.

Days after Turkey’s campaign kicked-off in the Syrian city of Afrin, President Macron expressed his concerns over offensive and the deteriorating situation in Syria.

"If it turns out that this operation takes a turn other than to fight a potential terrorist threat to the Turkish border and becomes an invasion operation, [then] this becomes a real problem for us," he told Le Figaro.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was quick to respond to Macron’s remarks, saying that the French president had a “flawed understanding” of Ankara’s anti-terrorist campaign in Afrin.

“The whole world knows and should know that Turkey does not operate with the mentality of an invader.”

While the prime minister’s reaction may have seemed harsh, Erdogan, according to the Turkish Anadolu news agency, sought to reassure Macron that Ankara has no eye on Syrian territory.

Since January 20, Turkey has been conducting a military operation, dubbed “Olive Branch,” in Syria’s Afrin, which is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces-affiliated and US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). Ankara believes the YPG has ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been waging an armed conflict in Turkey in a bid to seek autonomy for the Kurds in the country.

The campaign was launched following the US decision to start training a 30,000-strong border security force in northern Syria, formed mainly from YPG fighters.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802041061346428-france-turkey-syria-road-map/

 

[CrimsonFury]

I hope they politely told macron to keep his gay *** out of our business. He should concentrate on working with Angie to keep the EU intact

 

[Attila the Hun]

few days ago, they France announce a day for remembrance of armenian genocide. now today they are with Turkey.

Do you honestly think the average French gives a damn? Or even a Turk for that matter.

 

[Path-Finder]

Well this will only lead to somewhere once US stops pretending ypg and pkk are different, Turkey's stance is clear, no pkk on its borders.


Afrin yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/

what is going on here?

 

[Killuminati]

Stopped after reading ''operation agains Kurdish people''. Everybody knows who YPG/PYD is.