The top US and Russian generals are set to meet to discuss the situation in Syria on Monday.
US General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia’s military general staff, will also discuss other pressing matters when they meet in Vienna on March 4, a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs said.
“The two military leaders will discuss the deconfliction of coalition and Russian operations in Syria, plus exchange views on the state of U.S.-Russia military relations and the current international security situation in Europe and other key topics,” said the spokesman, Colonel Patrick Ryder.
President Donald Trump surprised U.S. lawmakers and international allies in December by announcing he intends to withdraw all 2,000 US troops from Syria. The president said the troops were no longer needed, asserting that ISIL terrorists had been defeated.
The White House last month then clarified its plans for US forces, saying it will leave 400 “peacekeeping” troops in Syria to help protect the Kurds.
Source: Agencies
