LONDON: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday, where the two sides agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation on security, defense, education and trade.
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is being held in Glasgow, Scotland.
“They agreed that Glasgow must be a pivotal moment for countries to deliver real action on coal, cars, cash and trees, looking ahead to Egypt’s Presidency of COP27 next year,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
El-Sisi and Johnson also called for the need for all countries to transition to renewable energy.
They also “agreed to work together closely at COP26 and beyond to secure ambitious change on climate change and ensure the benefits of green technology and growth are felt around the world,” 10 Downing Street said.
UK’s Johnson and Egypt’s El-Sisi hold bilateral talks on sidelines of COP26
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UK’s Johnson and Egypt’s El-Sisi hold bilateral talks on sidelines of COP26
- They reiterated their commitment to deepening cooperation on security, defense, education and trade
Turkiye’s Erdogan says Kurdish forces in Syria must lay down arms and disband now
- Turkish leader says laying down weapons is the only way out, he added, and any provocation would be a ‘suicide attempt’
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish forces in northern Syria must lay down weapons and disband now to avoid further bloodshed, after Damascus struck a ceasefire with the group and gave them four days to agree on integrating into the central state.
Syria’s Turkiye-backed government forces seized swathes of territory from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria this week, as part of President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s efforts to bring all the country under central government authority.
The United States, the SDF’s main ally, said its partnership with the group had changed in nature since the emergence of the new government in Damascus, and urged Kurdish fighters to integrate into Syria’s state apparatus.
Turkiye views the SDF as a terrorist organization linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group. It has been engaged in a peace process with the PKK for months and says the group — and its extensions — must disband and disarm.
Speaking to members of his AK Party in parliament, Erdogan said Turkiye welcomed Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement between the SDF and Damascus, adding he hoped the group’s “full integration” would herald a new era in Syria.
“Our hope is for this issue to be solved permanently without any more bloodshed, for the terrorist organization, which is now stuck in some areas in northern Syria, to lay down its weapons, disband, and for there to be no more conflict,” he said.
Laying down weapons is the only way out, he added, and any provocation would be a “suicide attempt.”
Earlier, Erdogan’s office said he discussed developments in Syria with US President Donald Trump in a phone call. He said on Wednesday that their call was “fruitful” and that they spoke about the joint battle against Daesh in Syria.
He also urged Kurds in Turkiye not to fall for “provocations” by militants and said his government would continue to carry out the peace process with the PKK.
