"We do not want Daesh, the PKK or the paramilitary forces of the regime," Davutoğlu said after two-and-a-hour meeting with Biden in İstanbul, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremist group.
Biden, who arrived in Turkey late on Thursday for a visit, reportedly said at a meeting with Turkish lawmakers on Friday that the PKK is different from the Syrian Kurdish group the Democratic Union Party (PYD). Davutoğlu responded to these remarks, calling the PYD as a "terrorist organization collaborating with the Syrian regime" and saying its armed wing, the People's Protection Units (YPG), operates on orders from the PKK leadership based in northern Iraq, as he spoke to a group of journalists en route from Germany to Turkey late on Friday.
At the press conference with Biden, Davutoğlu said the YPG was a part of the PKK and that it gets open support from the PKK, which he said was a threat not only to Turkey but to the entire region. The YPG, Davutoğlu said, is turning into a security risk due to its association with the PKK.
"Turkey considers the Assad regime, Daesh and the YPG as a threat," he said.
He also said only the legitimate Syrian opposition should take part in the upcoming Syria peace talks, apparently refusing possible PYD participation amid reports of Russian efforts pushing for the representation of the Kurdish group in the negotiations...
[todayszaman.com]
23/1/16
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