Turkey’s defense minister meets British counterpart

By Ata Ufuk Seker

BRUSSELS (AA) - Turkey’s National Defense Minister on Thursday met his British counterpart at the NATO Summit in Brussels.

On the second day of Defense Ministers Summit held at NATO headquarters, Hulusi Akar attended the session on Nuclear Planning Group, and later the session of North Atlantic Council, where topics of cyber protection and hybrid threats were addressed.

"I have told our counterparts at the NATO [meeting] that our goal in Manbij is to eliminate the existence of PYD/YPG and PKK," Akar told the media in Brussels.

"I have emphasized that we will never allow a terror corridor at our border," he added.

Following the sessions, Akar held a meeting with British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson.