US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack stated Monday that Türkiye has performed a “unique” function in talks held in Istanbul aimed toward ending the Russia-Ukraine battle.
“Türkiye has a traditional cooperation with both Russia and Ukraine which enables them to establish significant dialogue,” he stated, talking to Turkish broadcaster NTV.
Barrack stated that Türkiye is widely known as a key NATO ally, however past that function, it has demonstrated important regional affect, as seen in each Syria and the continuing Russia-Ukraine battle.
He additionally pointed to the robust relationship between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump, expressing his intention to assist additional strengthen that partnership.
Barrack additionally famous that Trump’s endurance concerning the Russia-Ukraine battle is working out.
US MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA
Barrack stated present US insurance policies on Syria would differ considerably from these pursued during the last century, including that earlier approaches have largely failed.
He attributed lots of the area’s ongoing challenges to the efforts of Western powers to govern the area for their very own pursuits since World War I.
“I’m not saying this was right or wrong. But take the Balfour Declaration, for example — it was an attempt to create a new and free homeland for the Jewish population. Then came (the) Sykes-Picot (Agreement), where a British and a French official drew artificial borders in a region full of tribes and religious sects,” he stated.
Barrack identified that the Ottoman Empire had a functioning system however emphasised that with the presence of tribes and spiritual teams, it was not possible to attract synthetic borders round them, but that’s precisely what the Sykes-Picot Agreement did.
He stated the historic offers and conflicts within the area stemmed from the West’s makes an attempt to form the East’s future, largely pushed by the purpose of controlling fossil gas assets.
Regarding the way forward for the US army presence in Syria, Barrack stated the US has began efforts to combine the terrorist group PKK/YPG, which operates underneath the title “Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),” into the Syrian regime.
He famous that the US army presence in Syria is steadily reducing, with the variety of bases lowered from eight to 5, then to a few, and is finally anticipated to be restricted to only one.
Currently, he famous, the SDF is working underneath the safety of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) however warned that with out robust and mutual cooperation, that assist may diminish.
He added that strain is mounting on all sides to succeed in an settlement, warning that with out robust cooperation, the US function within the area may step by step diminish.
Source: www.anews.com.tr