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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, meets with his counterpart Turkish Army Gen. Yasar Güler, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, after the 180th North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 16, 2019.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with his counterpart Turkish Army Gen. Yasar Güler, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, after the 180th North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 16, 2019. (Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

January 18, 2019

 

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 with his counterpart Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler Jan. 16 in Brussels, Belgium. 

The two leaders continued their ongoing discussion about the security situation in Syria, the full implementation of the Manbij roadmap, the withdrawal of U.S. ground forces from Syria in a deliberate and coordinated manner, and efforts to implement the directions of their respective presidents. The two generals also discussed the importance of continued U.S.-Turkish cooperation on counterterrorism efforts to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS. 

The U.S. and Turkey enjoy a strong and continuous military-to-military relationship as key members of the NATO alliance. 

Gen. Dunford was in Brussels to participate in the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session, held Jan. 15-16 at NATO Headquarters.

 

 

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