Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized some Arab countries for backing a plan for the Middle East presented by the United States, and condemned it as "treason.”
"Some Arab countries that support that plan commit treason against Jerusalem, as well as against their own people and, more importantly, against all humanity,” Erdogan told lawmakers of his party in parliament.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed long-awaited details of a US plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that it may represent the last opportunity for statehood for the Palestinians.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the peace plan the "slap of the century.”
Turkey, a strong defender of the Palestinian cause, had condemned the plan.
"The so-called United States peace plan is born dead,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"This is an annexation plan aimed at killing a two-state solution and extorting Palestinian territory.”
Erdogan added today that Turkey can launch a military operation in the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, if the situation in the region is not resolved immediately, as attacks by Russian-backed Syrian government forces raised concerns of a new wave of refugees in Turkey.
Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan said Turkey could not handle a new influx of migrants. On Wednesday, Erdogan had said that Ankara was losing patience with the assault and accused Russia of violating agreements aimed at curbing the conflict in the region.
Source: dawn