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Erdogan says roadmap in Syria's Manbij won't be impacted by U.S. tension

ANKARA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he expected a joint roadmap with the United States regarding the northern Syrian city of Manbij not to be impacted by tensions bewteen the NATO allies.

Erodgan's comments, in a speech in Ankara, came two days after Washington imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministers over the trial of a U.S. pastor accused of backing terrorism. Turkey has said the sanctions were unacceptable.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay Editing by Dominic Evans)