European Union lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Turkey's offensive to carve...
STRASBOURG - European Union lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s offensive to carve out a “safe zone” in northeast Syria and prepared the way for new EU financial sanctions against Ankara.
Ankara seeks a “safe zone” along 440 km of border with northeast Syria. It agreed on Tuesday with Russia on steps to remove Kurdish YPG forces 30 km from the border and jointly patrol 10 km of the area, a pact that a senior European diplomat called a “major blow to NATO” coming after a U.S. pull-out that upset the region’s military alliance.
The text, which is still subject to minor changes, calls for the freezing of preferential treatment for Turkish agriculture exports to the EU. The parliament could also block any new EU funding to help Turkey handle the 3 million Syrian refugees on its territory, many of whom Ankara would like to resettle in the “safe zone”.
EU governments have been divided over how to react to the Turkish military offensive, with the senior European diplomat describing the situation as “complete chaos”. While Germany supports sending international troops to patrol northern Syria, other EU countries fear this would backfire as you “would do the dirty job for Erdogan,” the diplomat said, referring to the Turkish president.
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