Joe Biden discussed the “importance of maintaining stability in the Aegean and Syria” with Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Madrid.
According to a White House statement, President Biden welcomed the signing of a tripartite agreement paving the way for Sweden and Finland to join NATO. In addition, the leaders discussed the ongoing support provided to Ukraine in order to be able to defend itself against Russian aggression, as well as the importance of removing Russian barriers to the export of Ukrainian grain.
In addition, the US President reiterated his desire to maintain constructive bilateral relations, with both sides agreeing on the importance of ongoing close consultations between the governments of the two countries.
The short meeting in front of the cameras began with a public thank you from the US President to his Turkish counterpart for his stance on the issue of Finland-Sweden accession to NATO and his work in the efforts to de-escalate the food crisis by freeing the cereals.
For his part, Erdogan expressed hope that diplomacy would help resolve issues related to Ukraine’s grain exports.
In addition, the Turkish President noted that the steps taken to strengthen NATO are particularly important in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
The Russia-Ukraine war has a negative impact on grain and oil, the Turkish president said, according to Anadolu, adding: “We are trying to resolve the process with a balanced policy on this issue. We hope to have results.”
In this brief communication in front of the cameras, the Turkish president did not mention the issue of the F-16, but expressed his joy that he met Biden “after a long time”.
Their meeting lasted about an hour.
Turkish President Erdogan meets US counterpart on sidelines of NATO summit in Madrid pic.twitter.com/VxkMwWRiC7
– ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) June 29, 2022
Source: Capital
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