Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The main topic of the talks between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be devoted to the withdrawal of Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist groups from Syria’s Manbij, the Turkish media reported May 17 citing Cavusoglu.
Cavusoglu added that the US promised that it would facilitate the withdrawal of PYD and YPG terrorist groups from Manbij.
The meeting between Cavusoglu and Pompeo will take place June 4 in Washington.
Earlier, Pompeo and Cavusoglu met in Brussels and discussed the Operation Olive Branch, as well as other issues.
On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria.
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