“This creates a risk of destabilizing the region, aggravating the suffering of the people and undermining the progress that has been made in the fight against the Islamic State, on which we should all focus,” Raaba Forin Office quotes.
On October 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the Turkish Armed Forces operation in Syria.
According to the head of state, the operation "will eliminate the terrorist threat against Turkey."
Belgium's Permanent Representative to the UN Mark Pexten said that France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Belgium will request a meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the situation.