The Kurdish YPG militia, which spearheads the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), should stop “playing for time” and abide by its integration agreement with the Syrian government.

Axar.az informs, citing Reuters, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Ankara on Wednesday.

“Turkiye will not be comfortable unless its security concerns in Syria are addressed,” Fidan said.

“Our sole concern is that all ethnic and religious groups in Syria continue their existence without posing a threat to any country, without having armed, terrorist elements on their territory, within the unity and integrity of Syria,” Fidan noted.

“A new era has begun in the region and there’s a new process in Turkey. They should benefit from those positive developments,” Fidan said, referring to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group’s decision to disband and disarm.

The SDF, which controls much of northeast Syria, signed an agreement with Damascus in March to integrate into the Syrian state apparatus. Ankara considers both the SDF and YPG as terrorist organizations.