HNC spokesman: We don t agree with the Turkish threats against northeastern Syria
North-Press Agency
The Syrian High Negotiations Committee (HNC) spokesman Yahya al-Aridi said that Turkey won’t “sell the Syrians cheaply”, considering that the situation in the region is “ok”, and he believes that the difficulties are preventing the establishment of a “safe zone” on the Syrian-Turkish borders.
In an interview with North-Press, al-Aridi confirmed that he hadn’t heard any statement from Turkey regarding abandoning the Syrian opposition or abandoning their support, noting that the interference of the Turkish troops came to deter the forces that no one has faced them in the world.
He also considered that the situation of the civilians in Idlib is “difficult”, and that the opposition wants to bring the voices of the displaced people who are in need of food, medical and humanitarian support to the United Nations and the international parties, and to stop the shelling and the escalation in the region.
During his talk, al-Aridi noted that Turkey won’t “sell the Syrians cheaply, where the situation is ok, while Turkey seeks to abide by agreements that guarantee their interests, and I don’t agree with the theory of conspiracy because the maintenance of the interests means abiding to the international agreements”.
The spokesman of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has denied their support to the Turkish threats against northeastern Syria, stressing that they agree with an idea of establishing an area, which is free of the Russian and Syrian governmental bombardment and “free of any foreign foots”.
al-Aridi told North-Press that the broader framework of the threats is “to create a safe and buffer zone”, denying their knowledge of how things are going on, stressing on: “there are many difficulties which prevent the achievement of the goal”.
He continued saying that the main desire is to create a “region to shelter the Syrians and to manage their affairs completely, because one million Syrians intend to return to their country if Turkey contribute to the coordination of their return”.
al-Aridi also stressed that Turkey has “concerns about its national security”, and that there may be a gradual arrangement regarding this issue, “we want Syria to be completely safe”.
al-Aridi believes that without the Russian and Iranian support, the Syrian government “won’t last one hour”, and that Russia is seeking an achievement on the political level, which contradicts the ongoing military operations.
He also believes that the issue of the Syrian conflict is also seen as “it isn’t a geographical or a military issue, but it is a legal human rights conflict par excellence”, considering that if the Syrian government forces control all of the Syrian geography, they will remain “as unacceptable as the occupation that doesn’t occupy geography as much as it occupies human souls”.