Turkey's president, Rajab Tayyab Erdogan, has said that the US has not fully implemented its commitment to remove Kurdish YPG guerrillas from the Syrian border area. He said he would raise the issue at a meeting with US President Donald Trump next week.
Erdogan is scheduled to hold a meeting with Trump on November 7 in Washington. The meeting will discuss the implementation of the agreement. After the telephone conversation between the two leaders, the meeting was settled.
At a press conference on Thursday, Erdogan said those who told us that the promise that Kurdish guerrillas would be withdrawn from the border within 120 hours could not be implemented; The matter has been discussed in a telephone conversation with Trump.
On October 9, Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurdish guerrillas inside Syria. Earlier, the US government withdrew its troops from Syria's northeastern border. The US government's move has allowed Turkey to easily launch operations inside Syria. At one point in the campaign, the United States played a five-day ceasefire agreement between the Kurdish guerrillas and Turkey.
A few hours before the ceasefire ended, an agreement was reached between Turkey and Russia that said all Kurdish guerrillas would be removed within 30 km of the border within 120 hours of signing the agreement. The Turkish president said the agreement signed with Russia was not fully implemented. He said he would soon discuss the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Erdogan is scheduled to hold a meeting with Trump on November 7 in Washington. The meeting will discuss the implementation of the agreement. After the telephone conversation between the two leaders, the meeting was settled.
At a press conference on Thursday, Erdogan said those who told us that the promise that Kurdish guerrillas would be withdrawn from the border within 120 hours could not be implemented; The matter has been discussed in a telephone conversation with Trump.
On October 9, Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurdish guerrillas inside Syria. Earlier, the US government withdrew its troops from Syria's northeastern border. The US government's move has allowed Turkey to easily launch operations inside Syria. At one point in the campaign, the United States played a five-day ceasefire agreement between the Kurdish guerrillas and Turkey.
A few hours before the ceasefire ended, an agreement was reached between Turkey and Russia that said all Kurdish guerrillas would be removed within 30 km of the border within 120 hours of signing the agreement. The Turkish president said the agreement signed with Russia was not fully implemented. He said he would soon discuss the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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