Trump, Erdogan agree to pursue a negotiated solution for northeast Syria: White House
Washington, Jan 21 : US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to continue to pursue a negotiated solution for northeast Syria, the White House said Sunday following a telephonic conversation between the two leaders.
Trump underscored the importance of defeating terrorist elements that remain in Syria, it said.
"The two leaders agreed to continue to pursue a negotiated solution for northeast Syria that achieves our respective security concerns," the White House said in a readout of the call.
The two leaders also discussed their mutual interest in expanding the trade relationship between the United States and Turkey, it said. The White House further said Trump and Erdogan spoke on a number of important bilateral issues.
Erdogan expressed his condolences for the loss of American lives in an attack claimed by ISIS in Manbij, Syria, last Wednesday.
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Former faculty of Kalakshetra arrested for sexual assault of ex-students
Chennai (PTI): A 51-year-old former faculty member of city-based Kalakshetra Foundation has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two ex-students, police said.
The arrested was identified as Sheehjith Krishna.
Based on the directions of the Madras High Court, a preliminary enquiry was conducted on the complaint of two women that Krishna sexually assaulted them when they were students of Kalakshetra during the period 1995-2007, an official release on Tuesday said.
A case was registered against Krishna at the Neelankarai All-Women Police Station and a team led by an inspector arrested him. The accused was later remanded to judicial custody.
