"Turkey has put forward its determined stance against terrorism with Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch. The Iraqi government knows our sensitivity towards this issue."
YPG PRESENCE IN MANBIJ
Erdoğan reiterated that an operation against PKK terror organization's Syrian offshoot PYD/YPG in Manbij may come soon...
"These are not plans that can be announced in advance. If we go, we will go one night suddenly. It would not be right, of course, to give away the road map, agenda, and wake the enemy up."
NATURAL RESOURCES AROUND CYPRUS
Regarding the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, there will be no steps back from Turkey's stance on sharing the natural resources between Turkish and Greek Cypriots...
"The rights of Turkish Cypriots, who are equal owners of the island of Cyprus, cannot be considered nonexistent. We say that Turkish Cypriots have rights over the natural gas and oil explored there based on international law."
TURKEY-EU RELATIONS
Erdoğan also spoke on relations between Turkey and the European Union.
"I told them that a constructive attitude toward Turkey, instead of unfair criticisms and double standards, would help reconcile our ties and facilitate the resolution of issues."
