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US understands Türkiye's concerns about PKK threat in Syria: State Department

Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman

18 December 2024 00:53 (UTC +04:00)

The State Department reiterated Tuesday that the US understands Türkiye's "legitimate concerns" about the threat posed by the PKK terror organization in northeast Syria, APA reported TASS.

"We understand the very legitimate concerns that Turkey has about the terrorist threat that the PKK poses. We understand the very legitimate concerns that Turkey has about the presence of foreign fighters inside Syria, and so we're talking to them (Türkiye) about those concerns and trying to find a path forward," spokesman Matthew Miller said at a news conference.

He said the US wants to see the "establishment of a Syrian national government that encompasses all of the various ethnic groups inside Syria."

"And at the end of that, you don't have any subnational militias, any subnational groups who are carrying arms under their own banner. And as part of that, we certainly think it's appropriate to discuss the expulsion of foreign fighters," he added.