The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Defense Bureau Co-chair Zedan Al-Asi announced that the first phase of the triple agreement on border security has been implemented.

Al-Asi said the first phase of the border security mechanism decided on in the meetings in Ankara on August 5 to 7 between the Northern and Eastern Syrian Administration, the US and Turkey went into practice today.

Al-Asi said: “As part of the triple agreement with Turkey and the US on border security, we started to take practical steps to implement the first phase. The border barrages have been removed in Serekaniye, YPG units and heavy weapons have been pulled back to their new positions and checkpoints along the border were turned over to local forces.”

The statement continued to say that the same steps were implemented in Gire Spi on August 26. Zedan Al-Asi said they have been fulfilling the requirements of the agreement meticulously and want issues with neighboring countries to be resolved through peaceful dialogue.