discusses all of that in my exclusive sit down with him. >> great to see you. >> laura: give us an update of the kurdish pullback from the safe zone, you negotiated the cease-fire last week -- is it holding and turkey says they are not out and we are going back in with even a more fierce determination. >> apart from limited scrimmages and fighting, the cease-fire has been holding and it continues to hold today. it's all a result of the leadership president trump provided here. the president made it very clear when turkish forces entered syria that turkish military action there was unacceptable. he sent a clear message to president erdogan to pull back, he sent a strong sanctions and sent me an secretary pompeo therefore one mission and that was to end the violence. we are in constant communication with both sides, with the objective of hopefully achieving a permanent cease-fire in the next day and the laying foundation for real peace and stability. a safe zone that would exist between...