Shortly before the opening of the NATO summit in London, French President Emmanuel Macron pointed the finger at Turkey on Tuesday (December 2nd), accusing him of fighting the Kurds allied with the international coalition in Syria against the Islamists. He said Ankara was working "sometimes with IS intermediaries", the Islamic State organization.
"We do not have the same definition of terrorism around the table" among the 28 member states of NATO, he said. "When I look at Turkey, they are now fighting against those who fought alongside us, and sometimes they work with ISIS middlemen," he told a press conference with Donald Trump. .
We need clarification from Turkey at the summit, added Emmanuel Macron, a few weeks after denouncing the lack of coordination within NATO against the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria against the Kurds.
Macron keeps his comments on the "brain death" of NATO
A little earlier, the French president has maintained his remarks about the Atlantic alliance that he found in a state of "brain death", much to the irritation of his peers.
"I know that my comments have elicited reactions, have shaken a little, but I maintain them," he repeated. The American president had described a few hours ago as "very insulting" statements on NATO, which celebrates its 70th birthday on Wednesday.
For his part, Donald Trump praised, at the press conference, the "very good relationship" Franco-American and felt that there was need for more "flexibility" within the Atlantic Alliance.
With AFP