Press Release
Sochi Meeting Protects the American Red Lines, the Syrian Regime and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, and Wipes Out all the Turkish Red Lines!
(Translated)

The meeting, which brought Erdogan together with Russian President Putin and Iran's President Rouhani in Sochi on 14/2/2019 was held. The meeting covered the Kurdish political future in Syria through the Democratic Unionist Party, and the political processes that will be committed to in Idlib and Syria in the next phase. The joint statement and accompanying statements protects the American red lines in Syria. In addition to emphasizing the decision to "proceed in the presence of Assad" as stipulated in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254; the United States, Russia and Iran supported the Democratic Union Party to have a say in the future of Syria. While the statement refrained from giving the green light to Turkey's demand for a safe zone. Idlib was confirmed free of terrorism. Erdogan was asked to have more patience, because America is not keen for an operation in Idlib before a political solution is achieved. In addition, Turkey took over the role of protecting the Russian base in Hmeimim against Ash-Sham Liberation Organization. (Hay’at Tahrir Ash-Sham).

Months have passed since Erdogan authorized operations in the east of the Euphrates without being able to take a single step in this direction. In exchange, Operation Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch were carried out smoothly in order to achieve the interests of America, to tear up the factions and to strike the revolution in Syria, under American air protection and Russian and Iranian ground guarantees. As soon as he was close to Manbaj he was stopped. He was sufficed with the role of sending patrols! Turkey is sadly turning its head toward the wind blowing from Washington, and remains committed to the American red lines rather than its red lines. In 2011 Erdogan said speaking about Assad who promised reform: "The Syrian people now do not trust Assad, and I do not trust him either." On 27/12/ 2017, he said: "the terrorist state blows the winds of terrorism.”

By January 24th, 2019, with a reminder from Russia, he agreed to the continuation of meetings with Assad, saying: "The Adana agreement should be put on the table." At the recent Sochi Summit, it is clear that he does not have a policy different from the policy prpared in the US kitchen on the border with Syria, around his 900-km. He said: "We plan for our future under the Adana agreement".

Erdogan, who once described the Syrian regime of being an unjust criminal regime, is now working on the infrastructure for political relations with Syria. And speaks of Assad, whom he described yesterday as a terrorist, as "the possibility of his leadership of the transition process." And the Syrian people, whom he spoke of being standing by their side yesterday; he abandons them today to stand with the oppressors. And his talk about the Syrian immigrants as the model of "supporters and immigrants"; is turned today to the talk about their return. And talk about the operations within days; today is trying to take permission from America and Russia, but also from the Syrian regime. And what a difference between yesterday and today!

The kafir colonial powers and allied local forces have united to eliminate the Syrian revolution, which is burning for eight years, and aimed to destroy the resistance of the people, deceive the faction leaders at the negotiating table, and revive the criminal regime and surrendering all of Syria to this regime, on the pretext of protecting the “unity of the Syrian land". The political nets were woven to achieve the deadly blow to the Syrian revolution, which is almost dying, and ran from table to table. It does not care about the cities that were destroyed, nor the millions who were killed, lost and displaced! In fact, their pursuit to please America, Russia and all the oppressors will not save them from the wrath of Allah (swt) or the anger of the Muslim Ummah.

(وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلاً عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ)

“And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].” [Ibrahim: 42]

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Turkey