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The decision comes after US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Ankara.

Turkey and US agree to ceasefire in Syria. Vice President Mike Pence reported the news.

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US Vice President Mike Pence and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have left for Ankara, where extraordinary talks will be held with Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

The two US diplomats will try to persuade the Turkish head of state to suspend the military operation "Operation Peace", which has been underway in northern Syria for more than a week.

Washington didn't give Turkey a "green light" for its operation in Syria, contrary to some allegations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview with BBC TV, TASS reported.

The US State Department has announced visa restrictions for a number of Chinese government officials and members of the ruling Communist Party, writes Reuters.

Chinese politicians are suspected of harbouring Islamist minorities in northwest China's Xinjiang province.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned deadly violence during protests in Iraq and called on the country's government to "exercise maximum restraint," the State Department said on Oct. 8.

In an interview with Kathimerini, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern about tensions in the Aegean. He stressed that the US wants stability in the Balkans because the region is "full of challenges".

The new defense agreement signed between Athens and Washington will contribute to Greece's security, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The new defense deal signed between Athens and Washington will contribute to Greece's security, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Kathimerini in an interview during of his recent visit.

Crystal-clear rhetoric and powerful symbolism. The visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Greece met - if not exceeded - expectations.

Asked about a potential scenario involving an escalation of Turkish aggression in the Aegean reminiscent of the Imia crisis in 1996, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicated that the US would "protect...basic ideas of sovereignty."

On an official visit to Athens over the weekend during which he signed an extended defense agreement with Greece, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backed Greece's position opposite Turkey's continuing provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean, describing the country's illegal drilling for hydocarbons in the region as "unacceptable."