ANKARA, June 4 -- Turkey and the United States have endorsed a roadmap which envisages the withdrawal of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from Syria's Manbij, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after a long-awaited meeting with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo on Monday.

"In the first stage, there is removal of the YPG from Manbij. Turkish and U.S. forces will provide security," Cavusoglu told reporters after the meeting.

The minister also said they would enable the Syrians, particularly those in Turkey that had to "flee under the pressure of the YPG," to return home.

The U.S. and Turkey will also work together to establish a local administration, he said, referring to Ankara's earlier demand to form a city council at which the demographic structure of the region will be reflected.

The minister did not give any detail on the timetable of the roadmap, but earlier reports by state-run Anadolu Agency suggested that the YPG will leave Manbij in 30 days after the agreement between Turkey and the United States.

A new governing body of Manbij will be established within the 60 days after June 4, according to the report.

"Turkey and the U.S. remain committed to addressing their common concerns in a spirit of allied partnership," said a joint statement after the Cavusoglu-Pompeo meeting.

The two countries also considered establishing a working group on Syria on their cooperation in the war-torn country, the statement added.

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