Turkey's Erdoğan 'threw Donald Trump's indelicate Syria letter in bin'
In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic language unprovided with the international practises, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan put "unacceptable letter" -- sent by White House ahead of Turkey's cross-border military operation into northeastern Syria -- in the bin, according to the information gained from the presidential sources.
- Türkiye
- Agencies and A News
- Published Date: 02:54 | 17 October 2019
- Modified Date: 03:10 | 17 October 2019
In the letter dated 9 October, and sent after US troops were pulled out of Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump used an "inappropriate" diplomatic language towards his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "threaten" Turkey with "tough sanctions" over the cross-border military operation dubbed "Operation Peace Spring", that was launched by Turkey-led forces to remove YPG and Daesh terrorists out of the northeastern region of war-torn Syria.
Turkish presidential sources told reporters that the "threatful" letter was "thoroughly rejected" by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On the day the letter was received, Turkey launched a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria to drive "terrorist elements" out of the planned safe-zone.
In response, Turkish presidential sources said: "President Erdoğan received the "unacceptable" letter, thoroughly rejected it and put it in the bin."