Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Yasar Guler met his American counterpart in Polish capital of Warsaw, a US military official said on Sunday (Seep 30), AA reported.
Guler met with Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Saturday on the sidelines of NATO Military Committee meetings that run from Sept. 28-30.
The US army chief expressed his desire to build on the positive relationship forged with the previous commander, Gen. Hulusi Akar, who is now defense minister.
"The two leaders discussed security and stability in Manbij, as well as ways to strengthen the US-Turkey military-to-military relationship," the statement read.
In June, the Turkish and US forces began patrols in northern Syrian city of Manbij in line with a deal focusing on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG group from the city in order to stabilize the region.
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