After the Security Council: Bulgaria Urges Turkey to Suspend Military Operation in Syria

Bulgaria urges Turkey to suspend military operation in northern Syria because the risk of a humanitarian crisis is very high.

This was made clear after the Security Council held today at the Council of Ministers, which discussed the sharpening of the situation in Syria.

After the end of the Security Council, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva informed President Rumen Radev about the results of today's meeting.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is adamant that Turkey's military operation in Syria should stop because the risk of a humanitarian crisis is very high.

"If a humanitarian crisis arises, it means an increase in the migrant wave, only diplomacy can resolve this conflict."

The measures already outlined at our border are working perfectly and there is no change in the situation since the start of the conflict between Turkey and Syria, he said.

"There is no change from what it was last week or the week before. Zero migrants on the border with Turkey, more pressure from Greece, but we have taken more measures and everything is under control.''

Regarding the imposition of sanctions on Turkey, Borissov said that our country would suffer billions of levs from the imposition of such. Therefore, he hopes diplomacy will work out.

Borissov was also asked for a statement by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who thanked Borissov from Azerbaijan for saying that "Bulgaria supports Turkey's military operation". Borissov denied having made such statements.

"I have never supported the operation, but I have supported the agreement between Bulgaria and Turkey and that Turkey respects it  - clearly and accurately."

The Prime Minister also recalled:

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