US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that the US is now using everything it can to reassure Turkey that it should stop its military operation in northern Syria, Russian News Agency TASS reported.

Talking to reporters Pompeo said that the US State Department are trying to convince Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop the so-called “Operation Peace Spring.” “We’re trying to convince them that moving into Syria this way, putting at risk the lives of the Kurdish people and others in the region as well – Christians and other ethnic minorities and religious minorities – that’s the bad idea,” Pompeo said.

“We’re using every economic and diplomatic tool to convince them to cease activity.”

According to Pompeo, the US forces which basked Kurdish positions had to withdraw due to invasion of Turkish troops. “They were in no position to remain,” Pompeo said.

Secretary of State went on to explain that the US does not support action of Turkey and said that Erdogan needs to stop.

“The Kurdish people here and the leadership in Turkey should understand that we don’t think what President Erdogan did was right. It’s not proper, and he needs to stop.”

Natalia Veselnitskaya – official website

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