Friday, April 5, 2019

U.S., Turkey Disagree Over Syria And Russian Missiles

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu disputed a U.S. readout of a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Radio Free Europe: U.S., Turkey Intensify War Of Words Over Syria, Russian Missiles

A war of words between NATO allies the United States and Turkey has intensified, with the sides disputing the readout of a meeting of the countries’ foreign ministers regarding Syria

Washington and Ankara on April 4 also disagreed about the formation of a "working group" to settle differences over Turkey's purchase of a Russian missile-defense system that U.S. and other NATO officials vehemently oppose.

Turkey sharply criticized remarks by the U.S. State Department over a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO.

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WNU Editor: I do not see Turkey cancelling their S-400 deal with Russia, and I do not see Turkish President Erdogan changing his Syrian policy. Bottom line. The U.S. and Turkey are heading into a deep freeze.

2 comments:

Jac said...

Deep freeze? Not with Trump who is never late for a fight.

Anonymous said...

Don't trust Turkey there fighting a religion war that's been happening for longer then any war in the past and present