Bloomberg
Published Oct 22, 2019 19:47
Updated Oct 22, 2019 23:14
Russia to Help Turkey Establish Syria Safe Zone, Official Says
(Bloomberg) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey reached a “historic” agreement with Russia that would remove Syrian Kurdish militants from a strip of border territory extending along the length of northeast Syria.
Speaking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin after a 6-hour meeting in Sochi, Erdogan said Russian forces would help evict the so-called YPG fighters from areas outside the 120-km corridor where Turkish forces are operating. Turkey considers the militia a threat due to its links to separatist Kurds on its own territory.
The YPG, which fought for years alongside U.S. forces to defeat Islamic State before President Donald Trump ordered an American withdrawal, say they pose no threat to Turkey and only want to safeguard Syria’s Kurds.
Below are highlights from Erdogan’s remarks during the joint press conference on Tuesday:
Ankara’s aspirations for a secure zone in Syria go beyond the agreement with the U.S. Erdogan has said he wants the so-called safe zone to stretch for 444 kilometers along Turkey’s border with Syria, an objective that would require help from Moscow.
Written By: Bloomberg
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