The significance of Article 5 is that if a credible case can be made that Turkey and its allies are acting in self-defense, they do not need to seek the UN Security Council’s approval. That makes Erdoğan’s suggestion a game-changer, forcing Assad to reckon with the prospect of a de facto militarily-enforced safe zone for the civilian opposition.
第五条的重要性在于，如果土耳其及其盟友能够提出可信的依据证明其行动为自卫行为，那么可以不必寻求联合国安理会批准。这意味着埃尔多安的表态有改变全局之效，迫使巴沙尔认真考虑起义者事实上的军事强化安全区这一情景。