Russia said on Monday that Turkey’s shelling of Kurdish and Syrian regime positions in the north of the country was a “provocative” action.
“Starting from February 13, Turkish artillery concentrated in border areas is carrying out massive strikes on Syrian towns recently freed from terrorists by regime forces and Kurdish militia,” a statement by the Russian foreign ministry said.
“There have been many civilians killed and injured, infrastructure and residential houses destroyed,” it said.
“Moscow expresses its most serious concern about aggressive actions by Turkish authorities against a neighbouring state,” the statement said.
“We see it as overt support of international terrorism.”
“Russia will support discussion of this issue in the UN Security council for a clear assessment of the provocative line pursued by Ankara, which is creating a threat to peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.”
Moscow has been carrying out a campaign to support the Syrian army’s offensive since September and also has struck a tighter alliance with the Syrian Kurds who opened an office in Moscow last week.
Ankara has vowed to keep carrying out the strikes despite criticism from Western allies in the US-led coalition, with the spiralling disagreements making the prospects of a ceasefire set to start next month increasingly unlikely.
Later, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the international community and global mass media outlets that are expressing concerns about the humanitarian situation in Syria and leveling accusations at Russia are at the same time ignoring what Turkey is doing currently near the Turkish-Syrian borders, asserting that a humanitarian disaster is taking place in that area due to the Turkish actions, and attention must be called to this fact.
[AFP - NEWZ.GR]
15/2/16
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