Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (December 4th) that he did not see any possible consensus with Ankara on the definition of terrorism, once again ruling out the classification of YPG Kurdish fighters, allies of the international coalition against terrorism, as a terrorist group. Islamic State Organization in Syria.
"On the definition of terrorism, I do not see any possible consensus" with Turkey, said the head of the French State at a press conference after the summit of the 70th anniversary of NATO, crossed by dissensions between allied countries.
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"We collectively agree that we disagree on this point," he added the day after a quadripartite meeting (France, Turkey, Germany and the United Kingdom) in London. "Turkey has clearly reaffirmed its commitment in the fight against Daesh, but it is clear that we do not agree to classify as terrorist group" the People's Protection Units (YPG) and their political arm, the PYD.
"We are fighting against the PKK and all those who carry out these terrorist activities against Turkey but we are not doing that shortcut or aggregation that Turkey wants between these different political and / or military groups, there is a disagreement and it does not. is not up, "he added.
The PKK, a separatist Kurdish organization that has been fighting for decades against the Turkish central government, is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey but also by many countries, including France and the United States.
With AFP and Reuters