Alwaght- Czech President Milos Zeman stressed that Ankara acts as if it was an ally of ISIS terrorist group rather than that of western powers.
The remarks by the Czech leader were made at the end of his visit to the country’s north Bohemia region, where Zeman reportedly condemned EU authorities’ decision to provide Ankara with $3.2 billion aid package for keeping refugees fleeing violence in Syria on Turkish territory and preventing them from reaching mainland Europe, Russian state-run Sputnik news agency reported.
"The Roman Empire, before it collapsed, too, paid tribute money to barbarians [for them not to pilfer its territory]," Mr. Zaman stated, adding that Turkey usually acts like a Daesh (ISIS) ally rather than that of the West, despite being a NATO member .
Mr. Zeman explained his stance, arguing that Turkey can accommodate Syrian refugees on the grounds that majorities of populations in both nations have a common religion – Islam — and there is no cultural barrier between accepting and receiving sides .
President Zeman also said that Brussels must regard Ankara with "caution," underscoring that Turkey is not purely a European nation and, considering this, shouldn’t be treated like every other EU country .
Earlier in November, Ankara inked a deal with Brussels suggesting that Turkey will assist in tackling the flow of migrants to Europe in return for €3 billion package and the revival of negotiations on the country joining the EU .
Reportedly, ISIS used to sell over two hundred gallons of oil stolen from Iraq and Syria to Turkey and before the airstrikes of Russia at ISIS in Syria, the daily income of ISIS from oil was three million US dollars. However after Russia started its airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in Syria in late September, the income from the illegal oil trade has fallen by half.
