EU urges Turkey to halt Syria offensive, won't pay for 'safe zone'

AFP , Wednesday 9 Oct 2019

Jean-Claude Juncker
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a speech during a plenary session at European Parliament in Brussels on October 9, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

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EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday demanded Turkey halt its military operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, telling Ankara the bloc would not pay for any so-called "safe zone" that might be created.

"I call on Turkey as well as the other actors to act with restraint and to stop operations already as we are speaking under way," Juncker said at the European Parliament.

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