The military action in the Syrian area of Turkey poses a threat to European countries. Netherlands, Germany France: Photo file
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France has now suspended the sale of arms to Turkey after the Netherlands and Germany over military action against separatists in Syria. Turkish army operates against Syrian border separatist group according to international news agency however, there has been a backlash against this operation globally. At the beginning of the military operation, Holland and Germany suspended arms sales to Turkey, and now France has stopped selling weapons. The French Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement that France has decided to suspend all arms deals related to the purchase and sale of arms to Turkey and that the decision will take effect immediately. The Netherlands has previously announced the suspension of all requests for export of military equipment to Turkey. Germany also suspended the supply of weapons after other EU member states called for it to do so.
Holland, Germany and France urge Turkey to warn of military operations against Syrians in Syria Turkish security operation in northern Syria poses threat to European security, says Turkish president that if the military action was interrupted, they would send thousands of Syrian refugees to European countries. French President Emmanuel Macron, on the other hand, also spoke on the telephone with US President Donald Trump to stop Turkish military operations in Syria. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Steven Mnuchin says President Trump has given US officials the authority to draft the toughest sanctions against Turkey on military action.
France has said on Saturday that it had suspended Ankara from suspending arms sales to Turkey, warning that its attack in northern Syria poses a threat to European security. A joint statement by the French Defense and Foreign Ministries says France, which is expected to end the attack, has decided to suspend all plans to export arms to Turkey. This decision will take effect immediately. The statement said that the matter will also be considered at a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Turkish invasion of Kurdish rebel-held areas in northeast Syria has displaced thousands of civilians.
