Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (L) shakes hands with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo (R) ahead of their meeting in Washington, United States on June 4, 2018.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Turkish counterpart Nurettin Canikli met as part of the ongoing dialogue regarding implementation of the Manbij Roadmap, the Pentagon said Monday.
Pentagon spokesperson Adrian Rankine Galloway said the meeting was held last week and it also covered establishing security and stability near the city.
Rankine Galloway told Anadolu Agency the talks were focused on the second phase of the Roadmap which involves joint patrol in Manbij.
The roadmap was announced after a June 4 meeting in Washington between Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Turkish Armed Forces on Friday completed their third round of patrolling in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of the YPG/PKK terror group.
Turkish army completes third round of patrols in Syria's Manbij
The Turkish General Staff said in a statement Sunday that both countries' forces conducted patrols separately in the area between the Operation Euphrates Shield region and Manbij according to the roadmap.
The first patrols by Turkish and U.S. troops in the region began June 18.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including those of women and children. The YPG/PKK is its Syrian branch.
Turkey has said the presence of terror forces near its border constitute a threat and has launched military operations and other efforts to rid the region of terrorists.