Turkish offensive 'will not exceed 30km' - Turkish FM
Turkey's operation was a result of "demographic engineering" that was carried out by member-countries of the US-led international coalition in Syria, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzya said at the international body's headquarters in New York.
Nebenzya told reporters that the coalition was "reaping the fruit" of their demographic policies.
"We are encouraging the Kurds to engage in dialogue with the Syrian government, but as you know they preferred other protectors," he added.
Turkish offensive 'will not exceed 30km'
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country's operation would not go further than 30km (20 miles) deep into Syria.
"When we go 30km deep in the safe zone, terror there will be removed," he told CNN Turk, referring to the presence of Kurdish fighters considered by Ankara as "terrorists",
Cavusoglu also said Turkey had the right to use the air space over Syria as part of its campaign and that the "air space does not belong to the United States".
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