The German government has rejected the appeal of the United States to enter the territory of the Syrian Army for “to maintain stability”. This is reported by Western media.
The German authorities will not send ground troops to Syria, despite US call. Berlin will stick to the current position in a coalition with the United States in the fight against banned in Russia “an Islamic state” on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, According to the federal government of Germany.
When I speak, that the government intends to stick to the current measures in the framework of the coalition against the IG , it does not include ground troops
– He told reporters representative of Germany Steffen Seibert government.
Earlier, the special representative of US State Department on Syria James Jeffrey in an interview with the German newspaper “Welt am Sonntag” He called on Germany to introduce ground troops to Syria. However, he said, that Bundeswehr troops would not be involved in combat operations against terrorists “IG”, but their presence is needed to maintain stability in north-east Syria, as a guarantee, that there did not return force “an Islamic state” or other terrorist organizations.
Against terrorists make better use of local military. Bundeswehr soldiers to maintain stability in north-east Syria
– said Jeffrey, adding, Washington has made Berlin a proposal on the introduction of the German land forces in Syria, but the US will not abandon the financial, civil or military support of a different kind.
Recall, in December 2018 Donald Trump said year, US forces defeated “an Islamic state” in Syria and will gradually withdraw their forces from its territory.
