Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his US counterpart Mark Esper discuss the establishment of the proposed safe zone in northern Syria
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his US counterpart Mark Esper pose during a Nato meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussel, Belgium on June 26, 2019.
During the phone conversation, Akar recalled that Turkey wants a 30-kilometers-wide safe zone to be set up east of the Euphrates River in Syria. Turkish and US military officials agreed on August 7 to set up a safe zone in northern Syria and develop a peace corridor to facilitate the movement of displaced Syrians who want to return to their homeland.
Turkey also reiterated its call on the US to stop providing aid for PKK/YPG/PYD terror group, especially arms and ammunition support, the ministry’s statement said.
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