...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
remains strongly opposed to the participation of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main Syrian Kurdish group, as well as the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a militia affiliated to the PYD, from negotiating on the opposition side at peace talks planned for this week, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (Jan. 26). Turkey will boycott Syrian peace talks planned for this week if the Kurdish opposition PYD is invited to the negotiating table, the country's Foreign Minister.
"Representation of (Syrian) Kurds in talks is a necessity. Negotiations without Kurds at table can't be inclusive. We are not against the presence of Kurds at talks. But are vehemently against the participation of the PYD and YPG (Kurdish People's Protection Units) who oppress the Kurds," Davutoglu said in Parliament.
If the U.S.-allied PYD, which is battling Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(IS), is to join the talks aimed at resolving the five-year Syrian civil war, then it should be by the side of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
, he told members of his AK Party.
"It is unacceptable to let a terrorist organization joining opposition parties and attend negotiation talks. They cannot sit together with honorable opposition groups fighting against the regime. If somebody wants to see the PYD at the table, its place should be on the same side as the Syrian regime. The PYD, which cooperates with the regime, can't represent the rightful struggle of Syrian people," Davutoglu said.
Turkey is also against the participation of the YPG militia which is affiliated to the PYD. The YPG has become an important partner in the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State. Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization.