Mogherini: Turkish Offensive in Syria “Can Undermine Seriously Resumption of Talks in Geneva”

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The European Union foreign policy chief has expressed grave concern about Turkey’s military operation in northern Syrian, saying she would seek urgent talks with officials in Ankara.

“I’m extremely worried and will discuss this among other things with our Turkish interlocutors,” Federica Mogherini said after a regular meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, according to Press TV.

Referring to the Turkish operation in the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin, the EU foreign policy chief said she was worried “for two main reasons.”

“One side is the humanitarian one — we need to make sure that humanitarian access is guaranteed and that civilian population and people are not suffering from military activities on the ground.”

 The second issue, Mogherini said, was that the operation “can undermine seriously the resumption of talks in Geneva, which is what we believe could really bring sustainable peace and security for Syria.”

The EU foreign policy chief also expressed hope to hold a meeting with Turkish European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik “in the coming days.”

H.M

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