TIL Desk/World/Washington/ US President Donald Trump hailed an agreement with Turkey over a five-day ceasefire which halted Ankara’s offensive in northern Syria against the Kurdish militia in the region, which was launched last week.
“This was a great thing for everybody. Turkey is … I really appreciate what they’ve done, they did the right thing and I have great respect for the president,” Trump told reporters in Dallas, Texas on Friday ahead of a campaign rally.
Trump’s remarks came shortly after Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US and Turkey had reached an agreement on the five-day truce and the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria.
“Turkey’s military operation will pause for 120 hours,” Pence said at a press conference in Ankara following a closed-door meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.