"The [US], which is our ally, decides to send weapons to YPG, a structure associated with the PKK. But, ultimately, the United States will understand the fallacy of this step… We are trying to explain to the US [administration] that a state cannot temporarily use a terrorist organization in its interest, as this process cannot have a conclusion, cannot have time frames," Akdag said.
The Turkish minister stressed that Ankara would continue its fight against the terrorist groups threatening the country's security.
Ankara considers the YPG to be affiliated with the PKK, which is listed as a terror group in Turkey, the United States and the European Union. However, Kurdish militias, including YPG, have been receiving support from the United States in fighting the Daesh (outlawed in Russia) terrorist group in Syria.
On May 9, the US Department of Defense announced that US President Donald Trump approved, despite objections from Turkey, a plan to arm YPG in order to better fight the Daesh in Syria.
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