“The FRG government in the current conditions will not supply arms to Turkey, and I am glad that this position is shared by European partners,” TASS quoted Merkel as saying.
According to her, the operation in Syria is a “humanitarian drama with serious geopolitical consequences”, which leads only to “new suffering of people” and victims, and can also nullify the results achieved in the fight against the “Islamic state” * .
On October 13, Merkel called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the operation in Syria, as it “threatens the migration of a large part of the local population, destabilizing the region and strengthening the position of the Islamic State.”
* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.