Vice President Mike Pence just made an announcement that there is a ceasefire between Turkey and Syria.
Pence and Secretary of State Pompeo had traveled to Turkey to meet with leaders there and were able to walk away with the ceasefire.
President Trump tweeted out about the great news just moments ago:
“Millions of lives will be saved!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1184884179751731200?s=20
The two men traveled to Turkey on behalf of President Trump:
“At President Donald Trump’s direction, tomorrow I will lead a delegation with Secretary Pompeo, NSA Robert O’Brien & Amb. James Jeffrey to call on Turkey to stop the invasion, enact an immediate ceasefire & begin negotiations to restore peace and stability to the region.” – Vice President Mike Pence
Honored to be leading a delegation to Turkey on behalf of @realDonaldTrump with @SecPompeo. pic.twitter.com/iUNXuUYnWd
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) October 16, 2019
VP Pence just spoke to announce that the US and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria. Turkey will allow 120 hours for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from a 20-mile safe zone area:
BREAKING: Vice Pres. Mike Pence: "Today, the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria." https://t.co/o4UjO7BtjE pic.twitter.com/XgNgxbGqlG
— ABC News (@ABC) October 17, 2019