The US and Turkey have pulled back from the brink of a potentially disastrous crisis, agreeing to normalise strained relations over Syria and other issues that had threatened the Nato allies’ long-standing ties. The US and Turkey have pulled back from the brink of a potentially disastrous crisis, agreeing to normalise strained relations over Syria and other issues that had threatened the Nato allies’ long-standing ties. Expressed clearly our views and expectations in #Turkey-#US relations at our meeting with US Secretary of State Tillerson. “We find ourselves at a bit of a crisis point in the relationship,” Mr Tillerson said. Mr Cavusoglu repeated that promises made by the previous US administration about the YPG moving to the east of the river Euphrates had been broken.

Source: Irish Independent February 16, 2018 12:22 UTC