Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has strongly rejected condemnations by Gulf states of the Turkish military operation in northern Syria, accusing them of "killing and starving many civilians" in Yemen.
"You have killed and starved many civilians in Yemen with any right now to oppose this operation," Anatolia quoted Gavishoglu as saying, in a clear response to Saudi and UAE criticism.
The Turkish foreign minister has stressed that the aim of the operation "spring of peace" launched by Turkey on Wednesday, is to eliminate what he called "terrorism, not more than that."
"We are tired of beating the hypocrites in their faces - and they are not tired or fed up with hypocrisy unfortunately - but we will continue to hit them," he said. In their faces. "
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain condemned the Turkish military operation, the official SPA news agency quoted an official source in the Saudi Foreign Ministry as saying that the Turkish operation is considered a blatant violation of the unity, independence and sovereignty of Syrian territories.
Like Saudi Arabia, the UAE in turn condemned the "Turkish military aggression against Syria," saying it "represents a serious development and an unacceptable blatant aggression against the sovereignty of a sister Arab state, and blatant interference in the Arab affairs."
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry also condemned the operation, calling on the Security Council "to expedite its responsibilities in responding to this attack."
For its part, the Arab League said in a statement that it will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday at the invitation of Egypt in order to discuss the process of "spring of peace" in Syria, while Arab countries condemned the process.