US President Donald Trump’s Security Advisor John Bolton has arrived in Turkey for his eagerly awaited Syria talks.
This was reported by the state news agency Anadolu. Bolton will be accompanied by Chief of Staff Joseph Dunford and the Syria representative of the US government, James Jeffrey, who is also the new special envoy for the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS).
Talks with Turkish presidential spokesman and security adviser Ibrahim Kalin, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and intelligence chief Hakan Fidan were originally scheduled for this Tuesday.
On the agenda are, inter alia, the role of Turkey in the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) after the announced withdrawal of US troops from Syria and a planned Turkish offensive against Kurdish troops in northern Syria.
The militants of the Kurdish YPG militia are important US allies in the fight against IS. Turkey, in turn, regards the YPG, which controls territories on the border with Turkey, as a terrorist organization. Prior to his arrival in Turkey, Bolton had stressed that the US wanted protection from Turkey for the Kurds fighting in Syria. The US delegation is due to leave on Tuesday.
