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US, Turkey to "work together" in Syria
(MENAFN) On Friday, Turkey and the United States agreed to "work togather" in Syria after a period of tensed realtions over Turkey's assaults on Afrin which raised fears of a military confrontation between the two NATO allies.
After talks in Ankara, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the two parties would set up working groups to solve key issues that have bedeviled relations.
They gave few details on how this could be achieved, but indicated that solving a dispute over the control of the flashpoint town of Manbij was a priority.
"We are not going to act alone any longer, not US doing one thing, Turkey doing another," Tillerson said after the talks.
"We will work together" we have good mechanisms on how we can achieve this, there is a lot of work to be done," he added.
About Afrin offensive, Tillerson called on Ankara to "show restraint in its operation" while insisting that Turkey and the United States "share the same objectives in Syria".
Tillerson the day earlier held over three hours of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with presidential sources saying the Turkish leader "openly" laid out Turkey's expectations and priorities.
In a hugely unusual break from protocol, the only other official present at Tillerson's meeting with Erdogan at the presidential palace was Cavusoglu who also acted as translator, US sources said.
After talks in Ankara, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the two parties would set up working groups to solve key issues that have bedeviled relations.
They gave few details on how this could be achieved, but indicated that solving a dispute over the control of the flashpoint town of Manbij was a priority.
"We are not going to act alone any longer, not US doing one thing, Turkey doing another," Tillerson said after the talks.
"We will work together" we have good mechanisms on how we can achieve this, there is a lot of work to be done," he added.
About Afrin offensive, Tillerson called on Ankara to "show restraint in its operation" while insisting that Turkey and the United States "share the same objectives in Syria".
Tillerson the day earlier held over three hours of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with presidential sources saying the Turkish leader "openly" laid out Turkey's expectations and priorities.
In a hugely unusual break from protocol, the only other official present at Tillerson's meeting with Erdogan at the presidential palace was Cavusoglu who also acted as translator, US sources said.
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