Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Top White House Officials Rush To Turkey To Discuss Syria



Reuters: Trump officials rush to Turkey as Moscow advances to fill Syria void from U.S. retreat

The Trump administration dispatched its top officials to Turkey on Wednesday for emergency talks to try to persuade Ankara to halt an assault on northern Syria, while Russian troops swept into territory abandoned by Washington in a sudden retreat.

Robert O’Brien, White House national security adviser since last month, arrived in Turkey aiming to meet Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are expecting to meet the following day with President Tayyip Erdogan.

The administration is trying to contain the fallout from Erdogan’s decision to send forces last week to attack Syrian Kurdish militia that were Washington’s close allies.

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More News On Top White House Officials Rushing To Turkey To Meet Turkish President Erdogan

Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo heading to Turkey as Russia moves to fill Syria void left by US -- SCMP
Trump adviser heads to Turkey ahead of Pence to urge ceasefire -- The Hill
Pence heads to Turkey as Erdogan rejects calls for ceasefire in Syria
-- DW

2 comments:

Bob Huntley said...

Barn doors and horses.

Anonymous said...

Bob voided himself again.