Ankara welcomes Washington move to pull out troops from Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusgolu on Friday welcomed the United States' decision to withdraw its troops from Syria and said it should coordinate with Ankara on the pullout.

Cavusoglu made the comment to reporters in Malta, where he was on an official visit. Turkey and the United States, NATO allies, have long been at odds over Syria, where Washington has backed the YPG Syrian Kurdish fighters. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist organisation.