Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In the statement made by the Ministry, the following points were mentioned:

‘ During the meeting, Minister Fidan brought his interlocutor to Blinken’s attention with strong expressions that the United States, as an ally, should stop working with the terrorist organization YPG in northern Syria, and noted that Turkey’s counter-terrorism operations in Iraq and Syria will continue determinedly. ‘

The statement also said, “Within the framework of Turkey’s ongoing operations in the region, the de-escalation mechanism between us and the American forces in Iraq and Syria was also brought to the agenda, and an agreement was reached on the effective operation of the mechanism in question in the context of the downing of one of our forces, in a way that would not hinder our fight against terrorism. Also during the meeting, “The issue of NATO expansion was also discussed.”