Berlin - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) suggests, the alliance will not support Turkey's conflict with Russia on Syria.
NATO will only run of Article 5 of the alliance agreement, where NATO is willing to intervene if its members were attacked by another country. However, in case of conflict Ankara Turkish and Russian parties are considered to provoke.
In November 2015 ago, the Turkish jet shot down a Russian bomber that flew over Syrian airspace. Many people fear that the incident was sparked great war between Moscow and Ankara. Relations between the two countries to date remain "cold
Turkey also deployed ground forces near the Syrian border. In fact, the government regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has been accused Turkey launched an attack seen as a violation of Syrian sovereignty. Turkish action was also criticized Russia which is an ally of Syria
The armed forces of the two countries (Turkey and Syria), are both active in a fierce battle on Turkish-Syrian border in some cases, just a few kilometers from each other, "said a NATO official told Der Spiegel.
European leaders had made it clear that they were not interested in participating in a war that will be made by Turkey
NATO could not let himself be drawn into a military escalation with Russia as a result of recent tensions between Russia and Turkey, "said Luxembourg Foreign Minister; Jean Asselborn told Der Spiege
Article 5, emphasizing that the guarantee is only valid when the member states clearly under attack," said Asselborn.
A German diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity, also agreed that NATO should not be involved in the conflict Turkey and Russia. "We will not pay the price for a war started by the Turks," said the diplomat Berlin
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg warned Turkey to avoid incidents with Russia. The warning came shortly after Turkish jets shot down Russian bombers who carry out combat missions in Syria.
"We must avoid that situation, incident, accident out of control," Stoltenberg said at the time. "I think I've made it very clear that we are calling for calm and de-escalation. This is a serious situation
On Friday, the President of France, Francois Hollande, also stressed the need to prevent conflict between Moscow and Ankara. "There is a risk of war between Turkey and Russia," he said in an interview with radio France Inter.
Russia itself began to annoy the Turkish military action in Syria-Turkey border. Russia has called for UN Security Council meeting held to address concerns over rising tensions on the border
The situation has become more tense due to the increased tension in the Syrian-Turkish border and Turkey said it plans to send troops into northern Syria," the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry
quoted Sputniknews on Saturday (02/20/2016).
No comments:
Post a Comment