Syria condemns positions expressed by French and Turkish presidents

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Syria strongly condemned the positions voiced by the French and Turkish presidents following their recent meeting in Paris which showed the level of complicity between them in conspiring against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria in blatant contradiction with the goals and principles of the UN Charter and international law.

The positions in question were voiced during a joint press conference on Friday by French President Francois Hollande and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which Hollande reiterated calls for supporting terrorists in Syria whom he labeled “moderate opposition” and said that France and Turkey discussed cooperating to establish no-fly zones.

An official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry told SANA on Monday that the course followed by the French and Turkish governments regarding Syria and the myriad forms of support they provide to armed terrorist organizations in Syria – in blatant violation of the Security Council’s counterterrorism resolutions – are responsible for the crisis in Syria, the shedding of Syrian blood, and hindering counterterrorism efforts, and this requires that the international community condemn the hostile behavior of the French and Turkish governments.

The source said that rather than interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, the French and Turkish leaderships should address the mounting internal crises in their own countries that are reflected by growing public discontent at their policies, adding that running towards foreign affairs to hide their failures will result in further moral and political downfall.