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US, Turkish army chiefs meet in Brussels
Two leaders discussed security situation in Syria and importance of US-Turkish cooperation in region, says Pentagon
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15.01.2020 - Update : 15.01.2020
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler (2nd L), Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (R) and British Chief of General Staff Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter (2nd R) attend the 182nd NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session in Brussels at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on January14, 2020. ( Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency )
WASHINGTON
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley met Tuesday with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler in Brussels, Belgium.
"The two leaders discussed the security situation in Syria and the importance of U.S.-Turkish cooperation in the region," Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe Halfhill said in a statement.
"The U.S. values its strategic bilateral relationship with Turkey," said the statement.
Milley is in Brussels to attend the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense session at NATO Headquarters.
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