Macron to demand explanations from Erdogan over sending Islamists to Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone

French President Emmanuel Macron said on October 2 that he would hold a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the transfer of Syrian militants through Turkey to Azerbaijan.

“I will call President Erdogan in the next several days because I believe that France, as a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk Group, must demand explanations around this issue,” Macron said.

Macron said he held a phone conversation on October 1 with Russian President Vladimir Putin to exchange information about the situation in Nagorno Karabakh. “I believe I can say the Russian party is assessing the situation in the same way. I also think that poses a threat to the security of Russia and the whole region,” Macron noted, describing the situation as unacceptable, according to Sputnik News.

France 24 reported that Macron also slammed Turkey for “crossing the red line” by transferring the jihadist militants to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone.

“I call on all NATO member states to take note of the behavior of a NATO member state [Turkey],” the French leader added.

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