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(CNN) - Vice President Mike Pence announced that the United States and Turkey reached an agreement to suspend the Turkish military offensive in Syria.
"A week after Turkish forces crossed into Syria, Turkey and the United States agreed to cease fire in Syria," Pence said at a press conference.
Pence explained that military operations will stop for 120 hours.
“It will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the United States facilitates the withdrawal of the YPG from the affected areas in the safe zone, and once it is completed, Turkey has agreed to a permanent ceasefire, and the United States will work with Turkey, it will work with countries around the world to ensure that peace and stability are the order of the day in this safe area on the border between Syria and Turkey, ”he said.
Pence said he spoke with President Donald Trump and said he "knows that President Trump is very grateful" to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for facilitating the ceasefire.
The vice president said the agreement would "pause" the Turkish advance in Syria to allow the withdrawal of YPG [Kurdish] forces. He said the Turkish operation would end when YPG forces completed the withdrawal.
There has been no public statement from YPG forces that have agreed to withdraw, although Pence said he had spoken with YPG leaders.
Pence said the United States will not impose more sanctions on Turkey as part of the agreement.
"Part of our understanding is that with the implementation of the ceasefire, the United States will not impose more sanctions on Turkey," Pence said. "And once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president (Trump) agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions that were imposed this past Monday."
On Monday, Trump announced severe sanctions on certain officials in Turkey.
In a phone call with President Erdogan Trump "he could not have been firmer" in expressing his dissatisfaction with the raid, Pence told reporters Monday night.
War in Syria