and thereby worsen the fire emergency. needs are members including turkey and the united states are meeting in belgium as they try to catch up with events in northern syria turkey acting without its allies has formed a pact would russia to create a safe zone along its border with syria not long after the united states also a member of nato pulled its troops out of the region nato was on the sidelines is now struggling to speak with one voice german minister for defense on a great clown cotton ball had suggested an internationally policed safe zone a suggestion ignored by honey to ally turkey. is at the new nato headquarters in brussels and keeping track of developments there so terry nato ministers are holding talks on syria this as we keep hearing about flip flops on u.s. policy in syria what can you tell us what s the latest developments from there.