Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint news conference in Hannover on Sunday following their bilateral meeting.
They discussed a wide range of issues including crises in Syria, Libya and the ratification of the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal. At the joint press briefing, They addressed the debates surrounding a safe zone inside Syria.
“We are in constant communications with Turkey, our NATO ally, in finding ways in which we can resolve this situation,” Obama said. “The issue surrounding a safe zone in Syrian territory is not a matter of an ideological objection on my part […] It is a very practical issue about how do you do it and who is going to put on a bunch of ground troops inside of Syria.”
Obama has said that without “being willing to militarily take over a big chunk of that country” it would be very difficult to see how it would operate.
“And that requires a big military commitment,” Obama stated.
Merkel said that this was something that needed to come out of Geneva process. The third round of talks to resolve the Syria conflict began in Geneva on April 13.
"I believe that if you had followed what I said yesterday in Turkey, it is something that has to come out of the Geneva peace talks; it is not something that can be called a safe zone in traditional way,” she stated.
German Chancellor emphasized that creating a safe zone could provide safe havens for thousands of Syrians who flee the civil war...
[aa.com.tr]
24/4/16
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