Ankara denounces claims of foreign ministers meeting of Arab League
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Ankara denounced on Wednesday the decisions that were adopted at the foreign ministers meeting of Arab League.
In a statement, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “baseless” claims are taken under the influence of “narrow-minded and short-term interests.”
On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of Arab League members held the 158th Arab League convened in Cairo.
In the meeting, they focused on the Turkish intervention in the affairs of Arab Countries.
This position deprives the Arab League of getting a constructive and sustainable help to the solution of regional problems, the statement added.
On the sidelines of the meeting, at the ministerial level that is headed by Libya, meetings of three ministerial committees were held; one of them is the monitoring committee of the Turkish intervention in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
The Foreign Ministry added that Turkey will continue its threats in order to protect its national security and interests in line with the principles and norms of international law.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently announced plans to carry out another major military cross-border incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan specified his targets in the two northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat.
On July 1, Erdogan said that Ankara’s new military operation in northern Syria could begin at any moment.
“The time has come to clear these lands from the terrorist organizations,” Erdogan threatened during Tehran Summit.
Tehran Summit, on July 19, brought together presidents of each of Iran, Russia and Turkey with the Syrian issue and Turkish threats on the top of its agenda.
Ankara is ready to work together with all Arab League members that see the establishment of stability in the region as a common goal, the ministry said.