Advisor to Donald trump on national security Herbert McMaster said that the White house “encouraged” by progress on conflict de-escalation in Syria. The text of his statement was circulated by the press service of the presidential Administration.
“At noon on Sunday local time, the work area de-escalation in the South-West of Syria. These areas are a priority for US, and we are encouraged by the progress of this agreement,” says McMaster. “After reaching agreement on that hopeful step with the governments of Russia and Jordan, the President of trump discussed the agreement with many world leaders at the G20 summit, including the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan, Prime Minister of great Britain Teresa may and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.”
“The United States remains committed to the defeat of ISIS (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization), the end of the conflict in Syria, the suffering of the local population and aid them in returning to their homes. This agreement is an important step to achieve these goals,” said McMaster.
July 8, at a press conference on the results of the G20 summit in Hamburg, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that the U.S. position on Syria has become more pragmatic. According to Putin, will soon need to agree on the boundaries of the zones of de-escalation in Syria. “It’s a laborious, tedious, but very responsible and important work,” explained the Russian President, adding that the solution for the southern areas of de-escalation have already been taken, and not the last role was played by the position of the United States.
The situation in Syria was discussed at a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald trump held July 7 at the G20 summit. The conversation lasted more than two hours. Later, trump called the meeting with Putin is wonderful.