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Such as: Turkish, US officials agree on Syria ‘peace corridor’
Let's get the straight goods:
From the US Embassy& Consulates in Turkey
- Statement on Joint Military Talks Regarding Syria
Notice the US Embassy in Turkey is calling this a"STATEMENT" on Joint Military Talks
From August 5-7, 2019, U.S. and Turkish military delegations met at the Turkish Ministry of Defense to discuss plans to coordinate the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria.
The delegations agreed on the following:
a) the rapid implementation of initial measures to address Turkey’s security concerns;
b) to stand-up a joint operations center in Turkey as soon as possible in order to coordinate and manage the establishment of the safe zone together;
c) that the safe zone shall become a peace corridor, and every effort shall be made so that displaced Syrians can return to their country.
Long on platitudes : banal, trite, or stale remarks
Short on specifics: free from ambiguity
As mentioned in this report:
Nicholas Danforth, a senior visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund, told The National that the “details in the statement are vague, and deep disagreement [between US and Turkey] undoubtedly remains.”
Aaron Stein, the director of the Middle East at the foreign policy research institute, tweeted that the statement is a product of the US and Turkey failure to compromise “over depth, control, rules of engagement implementation.”
From yesterday afternoon: