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German FM: independent Kurdistan would destabilize region
[RUDAW.NET] German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday the potential declaration of an independent Kurdistan would destabilized the Middle East and intensifies political conflicts across the restive region.... as opposed to the rock solidity the region now enjoys. In an interview with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Steinmeier said it would be better if Kurds stay with a unified Iraq rather than build their own independent state. He added that an independent Kurdistan would add more complication to conflicts in the region. Steinmeier went on to say Kurdish Peshmerga forces now battling the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... , or ISIS, need to receive more aid from Western countries. He stressed the need of humanitarian assistance for refugees and displaced people in the Kurdistan region. He said Germany understands why ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has recently resumed its military operations and aerial attack on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He emphasized that even after withdrawing German Patriot missile batteries from Turkey, Germany won't stop supporting Ankara. "Germany feels a responsibility towards Turkey's security in the region," said Steinmeier. He said ISIS is poses a serious threat to Turkey's borders, adding that the PKK has also launched attacks against Turkish security forces. The German Defense Ministry announced Saturday plans to withdraw its Patriot Missiles from the Turkish-Syrian border. The move comes after heated debate in German society over Turkey's stance towards NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... and the West. Starting in 2013, the Patriot Missile issue had caused heated debate in Germany. Many Germans oppose the NATO mission, despite Ankara being a member state, viewing Turkey as not doing its part against the Death Eaters. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-17 |
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