“Tomorrow, the two presidents will speak over the phone,” Çavuşoğlu told reporters on January 22 in the French capital Paris.

Cavusoglu’s remarks came after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the launch of the International Partnership against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons hosted by the French Foreign Ministry.

He said Trump wished to make the phone call.

“The time has also been finalized,” Cavusoglu added, without providing further details.

According to Hurriyet daily the White House later said it expects de-escalation vis-a-vis the northwestern Syrian Kurdish city of Afrin to be on the agenda during call.

“We want them to de-escalate. I think you can expect that to be part of the conversation. But I’m not going to get ahead of their call. And we’ll have a readout after that takes place,” spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters.

Cavusoglu said he had discussed bilateral issues with Tillerson, particularly regarding Syria, during their meeting.

Turkey launched “Operation Olive Branch” on Jan. 20 against Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin.

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