Turkey's Erdogan says uncertainty remains over U.S. withdrawal from Syria

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo - Copyright Umit Bektas(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 14/02/2019 - 12:32•Updated 25/04/2024 - 17:57

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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Uncertainty remains over the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Speaking in the Russian resort of Sochi, Erdogan said Turkey wanted to move in coordination with Russia on a planned safe zone in northern Syria and added that Syria's territorial integrity could not be established as long as the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia is not cleared from the area.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay; Editing by Dominic Evans)

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Turkey's Erdogan says uncertainty remains over U.S. withdrawal from Syria

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