15 January 2019 - 15:11

Erdogan says discussed Syria safe zone with Trump

<p style="text-align:left">Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, January 15, that he had discussed a safe zone which Turkey would set up in Syria, during a phone call with US President Donald Trump.

The Turkish president called the phone call as positive, Reuters reported.

Monday’s call came after Trump, who has announced a US troop withdrawal from northeast Syria, threatened Turkey with economic devastation if Turkish forces attacked US-backed Kurdish fighters there.

Reporter’s code: 50101

News Code 35651