Venezuela: UN council concerned by Turkey actions in Syria
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council expressed concern during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday over Turkish shelling of Kurdish YPG militia targets in Syria and called on Turkey to abide by international law, the council president Venezuela said.
Syria wrote to the council and Russia requested the briefing by UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman, according to Venezuela's UN Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, president of the Security Council for February.
Turkish artillery returned fire into Syria for a fourth straight day on Tuesday, targeting the Kurdish YPG militia which Ankara says is being backed by Moscow. Ankara fears the YPG are trying to secure the last stretch of around 100 km (60 miles) along the Syrian border not already under its control.
"All members of the Security Council are agreed to ask for Turkey to comply with international law," Ramirez Carreno told reporters after the briefing. When asked if all 15 members expressed concern about Turkey's action, he said: "Yes."
