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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany Angers Turkey by Rejecting its Operation in N. Syria

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) give a press conference in Istanbul, on July 29, 2022. (AFP)

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The former German Green party co-leader also rejected Turkey's territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean and urged Ankara not to stage a mooted military incursion into northern Syria.

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