US diplomat discusses political issues with AANES
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The US Representative to Northeast Syria Nicolas Granger discussed on Thursday several political issues with officials of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
This came in a visit to the AANES Department of Foreign Relations in the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria. Granger met with Badran Chia Kurd, the co-chair of the department, and his dupties, according to the department’s website.
Both parties discussed the recent developments, most notably the potential Syrian-Turkish normalization under Russian mediation.
Both parties stressed that the rapprochement is not in the interests of Syrians after all what Turkey has done from wars, occupation and terrorism.
The meeting also discussed the Turkish threats of launching another incursion in northern Syria, which could lead to a new humanitarian catastrophe that will be marked by killing and displacing civilians, and this goes against the will of the US-led Global Coalition of maintaining peace and security in north and northeast Syria, the department said.
The department also said that the threats come at a time in which the region is witnessing an uptick in the activity of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The two sides also discussed the mechanism of entering humanitarian aid into Syria, and “the Syrian regime’s politicization of the aid provided to the Syrian people by eliminating specific parts of Syria’s Geography.”
Both sides noted that the continued closure of al-Yar’ubiyah (Tel Kocher) Border Crossing, which connects northeast Syria with Iraq, exacerbates the humanitarian and economic conditions, adding that this is unfair for the millions of people who are living in north and east Syria.