Published October 13,2023
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The Turkish protection minister on Thursday burdened that Türkiye condemns each assault on civilians and civilian populated areas within the ongoing Palestine-Israel battle.
During a gathering with the Turkish media on the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Yaşar Güler additionally remarked that the discharge of hostages, stopping the battle from spreading to different fronts and ending the battle as quickly as doable are Ankara’s priorities.
In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, Israeli forces launched a sustained and forceful army marketing campaign towards the Gaza Strip, a response to a army offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas in Israeli territories.
On the developments associated to Ukraine, he reiterated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been resolutely attempting to revive the grain deal that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain to the worldwide markets through the Black Sea.
Güler additionally mentioned that sanctions and limitations imposed by some international locations on Türkiye hurt NATO and Ukraine.
About the nation’s function within the alliance, he burdened that Türkiye significantly contributes to NATO operations, missions in addition to command buildings.
Güler additionally highlighted that Türkiye stays dedicated to the deal reached in NATO’s Vilnius Summit concerning Sweden‘s NATO bid however expects extra tangible steps from Sweden, together with stricter legal guidelines to fight terrorism.
“The Turkish Parliament has the final say,” he famous.
Furthermore, he added that the newest terror assault within the Turkish capital metropolis of Ankara proved that the terrorist menace the nation faces is alive.
“Conditions in Syria and Iraq create fertile ground for terrorism,” Güler mentioned.
Against this backdrop, regardless of all of the contributions we made to NATO, the restrictions on the export of protection merchandise by some NATO allies are usually not acceptable, he remarked.
“There is no excuse for supporting PKK/YPG and we expect full solidarity and support from our NATO allies,” Güler added.
“We remain resolute in fighting every terror group as long as it takes,” he vowed.
Source: www.anews.com.tr