"We could arrive suddenly one night" is a recent motto of the Turkish leadership who wants to contain advance of Syrian Kurds and threaten to launch a military operation against the People's Protection Units (YPG) forces in the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin as it regards the group as an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Turkey has been seeking the support of Russia for a limited military action against the Kurds in northwest Syria and expand its military deployment from the Azaz region to the southwestern area of Daret Izza, Deir Ballut and Tel Rifaat town, in order to block any possible attempts of Syrian Kurds to connect three cantons they have declared as autonomous administration.
The issue about the YPG and PYD is the "primary sensitivity" of Turkey, said Cavusoglu after the meeting in Antalya.
Ankara objects the participation of these groups at "any meetings" including Astana and Geneva processes, he said, noting that both Russia and Iran were informed about this.
Moscow has recently postponed a dialogue conference with the participation of Syrian opposition groups that was due to take place in Russia on Nov. 18, after Ankara expressed strong objections against an invitation issued for the PYD and YPG.
Meanwhile, Ankara indicates it prioritizes measures against "Kurdish threat" across its borders, and eases its policy to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"A totally political solution would mean that the Turkish government would have to accept the al-Assad government as a counterpart in the Geneva talks. Perhaps it would also mean that Turkey would not be able to rule out the presence of al-Assad in any transition phase," said Murat Yetkin, Hurriyet Daily News columnist.
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