“The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the recent developments in northeast Syria. Any military operations must fully respect the UN Charter and international humanitarian law. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected in accordance with international law, ”Hack said at a briefing, RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Earlier, Belgian Permanent Representative to the UN Mark Pexten said that France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Belgium would request a meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the military operation of Turkey in northern Syria.
Turkey launched an operation in Syria, as stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to the head of state, the operation "will eliminate the terrorist threat against Turkey."