Teller Report

Cavusoglu negotiated with Pompeo

10/9/2019, 8:52:07 PM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against the background of the start of the Turkish military operation "Spring of Peace" in northeastern Syria.


“Our minister had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,” RIA Novosti quoted the representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry as saying.

On Wednesday, October 9, the Turkish army launched a military operation in northern Syria.

According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the operation "will eliminate the terrorist threat against Turkey." EU and US countries condemned the start of the operation.