US, Turkish Top Diplomats Discuss Troop Pullout From Syria - State Dept
Fakhir Rizvi Published January 12, 2019 | 11:08 PM
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a phone call on Saturday to discuss the US military pullout from Syria and protections for the Syrian Kurdish fighters, according to the State Department
"They agreed on the importance of continuing US-Turkish consultations as part of the deliberate and coordinated withdrawal of US forces from Syria," the statement read.
"Secretary Pompeo reiterated the United States' commitment to addressing Turkish security concerns along the Turkey-Syria border, while emphasizing the importance that the United State places on the protection of forces who worked with the United States and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS [terror group banned in Russia]," it said.
US national security adviser John Bolton said Friday that President Donald Trump had asked Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be particularly careful about those Kurds who helped US troops fight terrorists in the region. He added the two countries were in continued military-to-military talks on the matter.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 March 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 March 2024
Journalists call for global action to end Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
CM for generating opportunities to bring direct int'l investment
Pakistan retains position in FTSE secondary emerging market
High Commissioner of Malaysia hosts Iftar dinner reception
NEPRA announces 2nd quarterly adjustment in power bills with Rs 1.68 cut per uni ..
Hoopo Inc. Collaborates with SAU to Install Solar-Powered RO Plant
04 killed in Spain as Storm Nelson looms
Russian military jet crashes into sea off Crimea: Governor
Rain-windstorm/thunderstorm likely at various parts of country
Implementation of Sindh Agriculture Workers Act-2019 demanded
More Stories From World
-
Biden, Obama, Clinton rake in cash at NYC campaign stop
52 seconds ago -
Israeli strike kills 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo: war monitor
1 minute ago -
Russian veto ends monitoring of UN's N.Korea sanctions
21 minutes ago -
Football: Italian Serie A table
21 minutes ago -
Football: Spanish La Liga table
31 minutes ago -
World court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid, as famine lurks
31 minutes ago
-
Football: English Premier League table
31 minutes ago -
Greek govt defeats censure motion over train tragedy
51 minutes ago -
Baltimore bridge, port recovery will be 'very long road'
1 hour ago -
Ecuador prison riot leaves three dead, six injured
1 hour ago -
In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
1 hour ago -
Hope yet for future of battered and bruised Commonwealth Games
1 hour ago