Friday, November 24, 2017

Report: Trump Told Turkish President Erdogan That The U.S. Will Stop Arming The Syrian Kurds

US President Donald Trump meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey during the UN General Assembly in New York, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Hill: Turkey claims Trump agreed to stop arming Syrian Kurds

Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that President Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. would no longer supply arms to Syrian Kurdish fighters.

According to The Associated Press, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he was with Erdogan when Trump vowed in a telephone call to stop supplying weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria, known by the initials YPG.

“Mr. Trump clearly stated that he had given clear instructions and that the YPG won’t be given arms, and that this nonsense should have ended a long time ago,” Cavusoglu said in a news conference, according to the AP.

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More News On Reports That President Trump Told Turkish President Erdogan That The U.S. Will Stop Arming The Syrian Kurds

Turkey: US to stop arming Syrian Kurdish fighters -- AP
Turkey Says Trump Promised to Halt U.S. Arming of Syrian Kurds -- Bloomberg
Donald Trump 'to stop arming' Syrian Kurdish fighters -- The Telegraph
Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he's cutting off Syrian Kurds: Report -- Washington Examiner
Trump speaks with Erdogan about crisis in Syria, AP reports -- Politico

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The Kurds have already cached arms against future Turkish aggression.