The United States understands Türkiye’s “legitimate concerns” in regards to the menace posed by the PKK terrorist group in northeastern Syria, the State Department stated Tuesday.
“We understand the very legitimate concerns that Turkey has about the terrorist threat that the PKK poses. We understand the very legitimate concerns that Turkey has about the presence of foreign fighters inside Syria, and so we’re talking to them (Türkiye) about those concerns and trying to find a path forward,” spokesman Matthew Miller stated at a news convention.
He stated the U.S. desires to see the “establishment of a Syrian national government that encompasses all of the various ethnic groups inside Syria.”
“And at the end of that, you don’t have any subnational militias, any subnational groups who are carrying arms under their own banner. And as part of that, we certainly think it’s appropriate to discuss the expulsion of foreign fighters,” he added.
The U.S. repeatedly stated it could keep assist for the terrorist PKK’s Syrian offshoot YPG-led SDF, its main Syrian associate within the struggle in opposition to the Daesh terror group, including that the Biden administration desires to take care of the deal with the anti-Daesh struggle.
U.S. assist for the SDF has considerably strained relations between Washington and Ankara.
Regarding a query about what the brand new administration ought to appear to be in Syria following the takeover of a brand new transitional authorities that ousted the Bashar Assad regime, Miller stated: “That is a decision for the Syrian people to make.”
“What we believe is Syrian people decide the type of government, and the Constitution, a framework that represents their aspirations, that represents the kind of normal compromises in a give and take that happen in civil society,” stated the spokesman.
Miller stated the brand new Constitution needs to be inclusive, clear and accountable.
Assad, Syria’s chief for practically 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime teams took management of Damascus on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party regime, which had dominated Syria since 1963.
Meanwhile, Miller additionally stated the cease-fire between the Türkiye-backed opposition and SDF across the northern Syrian metropolis of Manbij has been prolonged till the top of this week.
Washington brokered an preliminary cease-fire final week however it had expired, Miller stated, including that Washington would love the cease-fire to be prolonged for so long as potential.
“We continue to engage with the SDF, with Turkey about a path forward,” Miller stated.
“We don’t want to see any party take advantage of the current unstable situation to advance their own narrow interests at the expense of the broader Syrian national interest,” he added.
Source: www.dailysabah.com