BALADI NEWS
Turkey's defense minister and the U.S. special envoy for Syria discussed the situation in the northern Syrian town of Manbij and the east of Euphrates River on Thursday, according to a statement from Turkish Defense Ministry.
During their meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Hulusi Akar and James Jeffrey also discussed latest developments in Syria, the statement said.
Akar told Jeffrey that Turkey expected the U.S. to keep its promises on Manbij.
Last year, Ankara and Washington reached a deal stipulating the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists from the town for the stability of the region, located in the northern part of Syria’s Aleppo province.
Akar reiterated Turkey's views for the formation of a safe zone in the east of the Euphrates River, the statement added.
Turkey previously underlined that a safe zone in this area would need to be free of YPG/PKK terrorists and that the region’s safety must be secured by Turkey.
Source: Anadolu Agency.