Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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Baroness Anelay of St Johns
I agree with every word that my noble friend said. I listened, and I will make sure that his message is amplified through our EU partners.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
My Lords, Turkey is one of our key allies in the fight against ISIS across the border. As we all know, Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq have been providing some of the most vigorous and effective opposition to ISIS. I was told the other day that, of the air strikes that the Turks have so far conducted over the border in Syria and Iraq, one has been against ISIS and the rest have been against Kurdish forces. Can we also make it clear to the Turks that what happens inside Turkey—in particular, relations with their Kurdish minority—matters to all of us when considering the future stability of the Middle East?