Turkey summons US, Russia envoys over Kurds in Syria
Turkey has summoned the ambassadors of the US and Russia to warn them against supplying arms to Kurdish forces fighting the Takfiri Daesh terrorists in Syria which Ankara deems as an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group.
A Turkish Foreign Ministry official, whose name was not mentioned in the report, said Wednesday, “The US and Russian ambassadors were called to the ministry yesterday to convey Turkey's views about the PYD (Democratic Union Party).”
The PYD, which is operating in Syria's Kurdish region, is considered by the Turkish government as an offshoot of the PKK, which has been fighting for an autonomous Kurdish region in Turkey since the 1980s.
“Necessary warnings were issued,” added the Turkish Foreign Ministry official.
He said Ankara is determined to fight the Kurdish militants and would not tolerate any arms support to them.
Ankara blasts and ‘links to Syria’
The summoning of the US and Russian ambassadors came in the wake of twin bomb blasts in Ankara on October 10, where nearly 130 people were killed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the double bombing was linked to Syria.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said the attack could have been carried out by Daesh or the Kurdish fighters in Syria.
The twin blasts targeted activists who had gathered outside Ankara’s main train station for a peace rally organized by leftist and pro-Kurdish opposition groups.
Protests have been held in Turkey with demonstrators condemning the deadly attack.
Political tension has been on the rise in Turkey since October 10, as the country prepares for the November 1 snap elections. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to win a majority in the June parliamentary elections and could not form a coalition government with the main opposition factions.
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