The President of the European Parliament strongly condemns the Turkish aggression on Syrian territory

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European Parliament President David Sassouli has "strongly and unreservedly" condemned the Turkish aggression on Syrian territory.

"We strongly and unreservedly condemn Turkish military action in northeastern Syria, which is a serious violation of international law and undermines the stability and security of the region as a whole," Sassoli told the European Council in Brussels. Humanitarian access.

Sassouli noted that everyone across Europe has followed with dismay and anger the current events in their neighborhood. By calling for a common EU ban not only on future arms shipments but also on already existing shipments.

The European official expressed surprise at the initiative of the European Union to take a decision to impose sanctions on Turkey for its unacceptable behavior drilling in waters near Cyprus, while the military aggression in northeast Syria did not provoke a similar response.

Sassoli called for exerting utmost efforts to stop this aggressive action and launch an initiative that could be discussed within NATO and presented to the UN Security Council, through which the European Union is speaking with one voice when working for peace in multilateral forums. Turkey joins the Union.

He strongly rejected any attempt by the Turkish regime to link its aggression against Syria with the fate of the displaced on Turkish soil, stressing that needy people should never be used as a bargaining chip to justify violations of international law.

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the European Union to unite in condemning the Turkish invasion of Syrian territory, warning that this aggression could revive the Islamic State terrorist organization.

"I want to talk again with a united, clear and firm voice to condemn this attack," Macron told reporters in an interview with the Associated Press ahead of the EU summit.

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland and the Czech Republic have suspended the export of any new arms shipments to the Turkish regime following its aggression on Syrian territory, while EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg called on member states to consider similar restrictions as fears of Turkish aggression intensify.