Turkish envoy calls for more international support for Syria refugees, cease-fire deal
Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kilic said Ankara is not receiving enough support from the international community as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels for meetings with the European Council and NATO.
WASHINGTON — Turkey needs the international community to step up diplomatic, economic and material support as it hosts over 3 million Syrian refugees and after it lost 59 Turkish troops in Syrian regime attacks before a cease-fire deal was hammered out with Russia last week, Turkey’s envoy to the United States said today.
“Unfortunately, Turkey is the only force between the regime elements and the innocent civilians … and we have sacrificed 59 soldiers in order to defend the local population in that area,” Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kilic told journalists at the embassy in Washington today.
“Are we receiving enough support from the international community? … No, we are not receiving enough support. Not material, not political, not diplomatic, not humanitarian,” Kilic continued. “At this stage, we need action, more than words.”
Kilic spoke as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels for meetings with the European Council president and NATO.
