From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
EU urges ‘proportionate’ Turkish response to Kurdish attacks
The EU says it is deeply concerned about recent bloody clashes between Turkey and Kurdish militants, urging Ankara to be “proportionate” in its response so as not to endanger a faltering peace process.
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn tells Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozkir that the 28-nation bloc “acknowledged the commitment of the Turkish authorities to stepping up the fight against IS and re-affirmed the EU’s strong support for these efforts.
“At the same time, the Commissioner expressed the EU’s deep concern about recent developments which have a negative impact on the Kurdish-Turkish settlement process,” Hahn is quoted as saying in a statement.
Last month, Turkey began attacks against Islamic State jihadist fighters across its southern border with Syria while also launching extensive bombing raids against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) inside Turkey and in northern Iraq.
— AFP
The Times of Israel Community.