US Vice President Pence met on the 17th after meeting with President Erdogan in Turkey, where the Turkish troops faced the cross-border attack on the Minority Kurdish armed organization “People Defense Force” (YPG) in northeastern Syria , Announced that it had agreed with the Turkish side to make a "ceasefire". Meanwhile, Turkey's foreign minister Chabshuor also met after the meeting, affirming that the agreement was “not a ceasefire, but a pause”.
Regarding the agreement, the perceptions of the United States and Turkey are in conflict, and the path to stability in northeastern Syria, where fierce battles continue, cannot be drawn.
According to Mr. Pence at the press conference, the Turkish army will stop attacking YPG for the next 120 hours, and within this time YPG will be a “safe zone” that the Turkish government assumes in the northeastern part of Syria along the border. Both sides agreed to withdraw the fighters from. He also explained that if the ceasefire was realized, President Trump was prepared to lift the economic sanctions imposed on the United States by Turkey.
On the other hand, according to Anatolia communication ...
