Интенсивные дипломатические контакты между Турцией и Соединенными Штатами

В ближайшие дни ожидаются интенсивные дипломатические контакты между Турцией и Соединенными Штатами, поскольку дипломаты и официальные лица с обеих сторон пытаются разрядить кризис в отношениях между двумя союзниками по НАТО.

Госсекретарь США Рекс Тиллерсон на следующей неделе в рамках регионального тура посетит Турцию, а также Иорданию, Ливан, Египет и Кувейт, сообщают американские дипломатические источники в четверг (8 февраля).

Тиллерсон посетит Турцию для обсуждения региональных и двусторонних вопросов с высокопоставленными официальными лицами Турции. В заявлении Государственного департамента, в котором говорится о его поездке, не сообщается подробностей визита.

Между двумя странами в ближайшие дни также ожидаются и другие дипломатические контакты. Советник США по национальной безопасности Г.Р. Макмастер также должен посетить Турцию в выходные дни.

Также было объявлено, что министр обороны США Джеймс Маттис встретится со своим турецким коллегой Нуреттином Каникли в Брюсселе на следующей неделе на фоне обеспокоенности США в отношении планов Турции начать военную операцию в Манбидже, Сирия.

США будут продолжать работать с Турцией на "самых высоких уровнях и вплоть до военного уровня", - сказал Маттис журналистам во время визита в пресс-офисе Пентагона в четверг.

"Мы продолжим работать с нашим союзником по НАТО [Турция], и на следующей неделе, в Брюсселе, я встречусь с их министром обороны", - добавил он.

Маттис имел в виду планы Турции начать военную операцию в Манбидже, в стратегически важном городе к западу от реки Евфрат в северной Сирии, в рамках операции «Оливковая ветвь».

Манбий находится к северо-востоку от Алеппо, к югу от турецкой границы.

Вашингтон выразил обеспокоенность по поводу безопасности войск США в Манбидже на фоне продолжающейся операции Турции в северо-восточной Сирии.

 

commonspace.eu по материалам Hurriyet Daily News, Reuters и Daily Sabah

фото: Государственный секретарь США Рекс Тиллерсон (архив)

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