Germany calls Turkey with concerns about escalation in Syria


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel talk in Goslar, Germany, January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Sven Pfoertner/POOL

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday called his Turkish counterpart to express concerns about the possible impact on civilians of a Turkish offensive in northern Syria, as pressure mounted for him to reject arms sales sought by Ankara.

Gabriel told Turkey's Mevlut Cavusoglu he worried about the humanitarian consequences of an escalation in Syria, and both men agreed the Syrian political process should now be continued in an intensive manner, a ministry official said.

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