25 Apr 2024
Hurriyet Daily News - Turkeyhas warned theUnited Statesthat the embargo imposed on Iran is a mistake and Washington does not have the right to force other countries to implement its unilateral decision, Turkish Foreign Minister has said.

TheUnited Statesmay take a decision, but its not right to impose this decision on other countries. We will continue our principled attitude, Foreign MinisterMevlt avu?o?lu told state-run Anadolu Agency on July 6.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an conveyed Ankaras stance with regard to the issue of Iran to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and to a delegation of U.S. senators who recently visitedTurkey, avu?o?lu added.

The minister also recalled U.S. attempts to abolishTurkeys procurement of Russian S-400 anti-missile defense systems, saying it is the same mindset.

On the Syrian issue,Turkeyand the U.S. are progressing in implementation of theManbij deal, avu?o?lu said, and it is now time for joint patrolling and entering into the city center.

Elaborating on the ongoingManbijdeal with the U.S., which aims to clear of Kurdish Peoples Protection Units (YPG) from the northwestern Syrian city, avu?o?lu saidthat the group will withdraw and the U.S. will collect the American weapons from the YPG.

The minister said they will implement the sameManbijmodel to other areas east of the Euphrates River, which he said is part of the agreement with the U.S.

The people of Kobane should not worry, as they are oppressed by the YPG, he said, referring to the future of the Syrian town, adding that the new regime will be in line with its predominantly Kurdish demography.

avu?o?lu said Ankara wants to keep up momentum of cooperation on other issues such as the issue of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FET) and the fight against terror, adding that the two sides will hold a working group meeting on these issues on July 13 in Ankara.

Turkeydemands the U.S. to extradite FET leader Fethullah Glen, who is widely believed to have masterminded the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Turkeyto reopen consulates inBasraandMosul

Foreign Minister avu?o?lu also saidTurkeywill resume its diplomatic missions in both theBasraandMosulprovinces of Iraq, which have been shut for years due to security threats.Basrawill be the first consulate to be opened, he noted.

Turkeyclosed its consulate inMosulin 2014, shortly after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) captured the city and attacked the mission on June 11, kidnapping 48 people including the Turkish consul.

Austria not likely to take a radical decision onTurkey

Meanwhile, avu?o?lu also touched on the stance of Austria, the new term president of the European Union, saying Ankara does not expect Vienna to take a radical decision on the case ofTurkeybecause other EU members will not allow this.

He also noted that Austria recently kicked off new work on legislation, similar to the legislation in Germany, that bans the use of PKK symbols. The law is likely to go to the Austrian Parliament in the fall, he added.
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