10 March
The U.S. State Department said on Monday that James Jeffrey, U.S. special envoy for Syria, will travel to Brussels, Belgium to attend Tuesday meetings at the NATO headquarters over Syria issues.
In Brussels, Jeffrey will meet with other NATO allies on the crisis in Idlib, northwestern Syria and "discuss its implications for NATO and ways to support Turkey's security concerns," according to a State Department statement.
Jeffrey will also discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria, particularly in Idlib, with EU officials, the statement added.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a press briefing last week that Washington was evaluating all of the requests from Ankara in terms of the Syria issue, adding that Turkey has the full right to self-defense.
The cease-fire, which went into effect on March 6, aims to end all military activities in Idlib.
The agreement came after direct confrontation between Turkey and Syrian forces which had taken place several times in Idlib over the past two months since the Syrian troops launched a campaign against the Turkey-backed rebel groups in Idlib.
xinhua
