Turkey is left alone with its problems in Syria.
The North Atlantic Alliance could not even accept a statement that NATO supports the ally amid escalation of tension in the Syrian province of Idlib.
This was reported by the publication “To Vima”, referring to its own sources familiar with the situation.
According to media reports, the initiator of the block was Greece. Last night, her Permanent Representative vetoed a NATO statement that did not take Greek interests into account. The fact is that Athens sought to include in the document clauses on compliance with the European-Turkish declaration on the problem of migration, which was signed four years ago. In the end, the Greek position was ignored, in connection with which the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias instructed the Greek Ambassador to NATO to impose a veto on Turkey’s support.
At the same time, the source of the publication noted that many countries took this decision extremely negatively. Among them were both the United States and European countries, which also face a new round of migration crisis if Ankara does not comply with the agreement. In particular, the United Kingdom, Germany and France opposed Greece.
Syria situation
As News Front previously reported, Turkish soldiers came under fire in the province of Idlib. As a result, several dozen fighters were killed. In response, Turkey launched “revenge strikes” against the Syrian Arab army and promised to build up forces in Idlib, where Turkish troops are absolutely illegal.
Against this background, Turkey demanded the right to apply the fourth article of the NATO charter, which provides for the right of a member country of the alliance to convene consultations in the event of a “threat to its security, territorial integrity or political sovereignty.”
At the same time, Rajep Tayyip Erdogan fulfilled his long-standing threat and opened the way to the EU for refugees from Syria.