France: Europe must impose arms embargo on Turkey

France has called on the European Union to impose an arms embargo on Turkey and end its offensive, which would cause a serious humanitarian tragedy.

France: Europe must impose arms embargo on Turkey
14 October, 2019   06:35
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European Union foreign ministers should again condemn Turkey's attack on northern Syria, call for an arms embargo on Ankara and ask the United States to hold a coalition meeting against ISIS, the French foreign minister was quoted as saying.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on arrival at a meeting with his European Union counterparts in Luxembourg: "The Turkish attack on northern Syria will cause a serious humanitarian tragedy."

"France expects from this meeting ... a specific request to end the attack ... and a firm position on arms exports to Turkey and the United States to hold a meeting of the International Coalition against ISIS," he said.

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