Turkey said, what are the boundaries of a security zone in Syria agreed on with the United States

Turkey agreed with the US to establish its troops controlled the security zone at the border line with Syria length of 444 km, said the first day weekend Last news the adviser of the President of Turkey Yasin Aktay.

"during the meeting with the Americans discussed the depth of the created security zone, when the Turkish side expressed acceptance of the need to create a security zone at the border line with Syria to a depth of 32 kilometers and a length of 444 km, what was agreed with the delegation of the United States," said Aktay.

according to his statement, the lack of written consensus with the United States in relation to the safety zone does not mean disagreement on this issue or on the question of the content of consensus.

Aktay noted that the safety zone will be East of the Euphrates, for example, the province of al-Raqqah and Deir-ez-Zor. According to his statement, this was discussed with the United States, and the parties managed to reach an understanding on this issue.

"The agreement reached with the Americans, the contract is clear, with weapons of forces of Turkey will carry out supervision over the security zone, depth and length of which will determine Turkey ", - said the adviser.

At the same time, he showed the connections between Ankara and Washington in the security area will go During a relationship a couple of countries as members of NATO. It is expected that after the departure from these territories of the USA will leave for Turkey the supervision of safety in this area.

Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 9 announced the start of "operation peace" in Northern Syria against the outlawed Turkey Kurdistan workers 'party and the terrorist group" Islamic state." * Turkish aircraft on the same day bombed the town of RAS al-ain and several other Syrian towns on the border of the two countries.

it was later announced that the start of the ground operation. The Turkish defense Ministry informed that the Turkish military and Syrian armed opposing political force on 12 October taken under the supervision of RAS El ain, and the next day announced the capture under the supervision of the city of tel Abyad.

the Syrian authorities many times condemned the occupation policy of Turkey in Northern Syria. Russia said that Turkey ought to avoid actions that have the ability to stand in the way of settlement of the Syrian conflict, ongoing since 2011.

* banned in Russia as a terrorist organization.



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