WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd February, 2019) Senior US Defense Department officials will be hosting their Turkish counterparts this week for talks over the conflict in Syria, the White House said in a press release.
"[US] Acting Secretary of Defense [Patrick] Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General [Joseph] Dunford will be hosting their Turkish counterparts in Washington this week for further talks," the release said on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone call on Thursday discussed establishing a safe zone in Syria.
