Pompeo says plans to meet Turkey's Erdogan "face-to-face"

U.S. delegation was planning to leave later on Wednesday and that the goal was to find a resolution to situation in Syria

Susan Heavey and Makini Brice, Reuters News

October 16, 2019

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence expect to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when they travel to Turkey this week.

Pompeo, in an interview on Fox Business Network, said the U.S. delegation was planning to leave later on Wednesday and that the goal was to find a resolution to situation in Syria, not break the U.S.-Turkey relationship.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Makini Brice; Editing by Toby Chopra) ((202-898-8300; Reuters Messaging: susan.heavey.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))