Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meeting with Chief of the

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meeting with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler

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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Turkish Gen. Yaşar Güler, general staff of the Republic of Turkey, during a bilateral meeting in between sessions of the NATO Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018. (Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

WASHINGTON-- Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout:

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met Sept. 29 with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler in Warsaw, Poland.

Gen. Dunford congratulated Gen. Guler on his appointment as Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces and expressed his desire to build on the positive relationship forged with the previous commander, Gen. Hulusi Akar. The two leaders discussed security and stability in Manbij, as well as ways to strengthen the U.S.-Turkey military-to-military relationship.

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