Pompeo: We Work Together with Turkey to See What We Can Do Together in Idlib

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United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the recent escalation in Syria's Idlib in his press briefing yesterday (February 25).

Emphasizing the importance of a ceasefire to be established in the region as well as a set of negotiations to be led by the United Nations (UN) under the UN Security Council Resolution 2254, he has said that "they are working together with Turkey on seeing what they can do together."

Pompeo has made the following remarks about Idlib:

'Regime's offensive only heightens conflict with Turkey'

"I also want to speak briefly about the situation in Syria's Idlib province. The Assad regime's brutal new aggression there, cynically backed by Moscow and Tehran, imperils now more than 3 million displaced persons, including, as we have tragically seen, young people.

"As we have said many times before, the regime will not be able to obtain military victory. The regime's offensive only heightens the risk of conflict with our NATO ally Turkey.

"The answer is a permanent ceasefire and UN-led negotiations under UN Security Council Resolution 2254. As President Trump said on Tuesday, we are working together with Turkey on seeing what we can do together." (EKN/SD)