Paris (AFP)

Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel on Sunday called together Turkey to stop its operation against Kurdish forces in Syria, which "risks creating an unsustainable humanitarian situation and helping Daesh to re-emerge."

"We exchanged, which together with the (American) President Trump who with the President (Turkish) Erdogan and we passed the clear message of our common will that this offensive ceases," added the French president, before a dinner of the two leaders Europeans at the Elysee.

"Our conviction is that this offensive takes the risk, on the one hand, and we are already seeing on the ground, creating unsustainable humanitarian situations and, on the other hand, helping Daesh to re-emerge in the region" added Macron, who convened Sunday at 10 pm a small defense council on Syria.

This Defense Council will bring together Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the Ministers of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Armies and the Interior, as well as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Admiral Rogel.

"I spoke with President Erdogan for an hour, we must take into account the interests and security of Turkey, but we also think that we must put an end to this Turkish invasion, because there are humanitarian reasons and we can not accept this situation against the Kurds, "added Angela Merkel.

"In the face of this situation, we will remain very coordinated, as we have been to signal to the Turks the end of all our arms sales, but also on the initiatives to be taken in the coming hours and days", concluded the French president.

He also called on Europeans to unite in "this difficult and sometimes disturbing European and international moment".

"We can not afford either vision, blindness or weakness," he added. "Europe can not afford the luxury of vain quarrels, small arguments or the addition of internal crises to the tensions of Europe. world that already affect us ".

Kurdish authorities have announced the escape of nearly 800 ISIS jihadist relatives from an IDP camp.

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