Turkish and US officials agree to set up a 'Joint Action Center' to coordinate and manage a safe zone in Syria
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar addresses a meeting of his country's ambassadors, in Ankara, Turkey. August 7, 2019
Turkish and US military officials have agreed that the safe zone in northern Syria will be a "peace corridor" for displaced Syrians longing to return home, the Turkish National Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The officials finalised key points of the safe zone at a meeting in Ankara, the ministry said in a statement.
"During the talks, the immediate implementation of measures to address Turkey's security concern was discussed in detail," the ministry said. "In that respect, as the first step in the establishment of a safe zone, it was planned that a joint operations centre in Turkey will be established soon for coordination and control with the US," the ministry added.Statement on Joint Military Talks Regarding Syria:
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