Turkey's National Security Council (MGK), which convened Monday under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that weapons supplied to YPG/PYD by the U.S. are obtained by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey.
"In the security operations against PKK militants, U.S. weaponry was seized," MGK said in a statement issued after the council’s meeting at the presidential complex in the capital.
It also touched upon the upcoming independence referendum in northern Iraq. "It has been underlined that the referendum decision taken by the Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] cannot be implemented –de jure and de facto- and that this is a grave mistake and can lead to unwanted consequences," read the written statement.
In March, KRG President Masoud Barzani held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Erbil city during which he announced that within a short period of time a referendum would be held to decide the fate of the region.
The previous MGK meeting emphasised Turkey's commitment to the "counterterrorism fight both at home and internationally".
MGK convenes bi-monthly and issues advisory decisions on Turkey’s security issues. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired the meeting with the participation of senior civilian and military officials.
