Reuters: As U.S.-Turkey meeting begins, Trump praises relation with Erdogan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders started a meeting to overcome mounting differences between the two NATO allies ranging from Syria policy to Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile defense system.
Trump’s warm welcome of the Turkish president comes amid anger in the U.S. Congress about Ankara’s Oct. 9 offensive into Syria to drive out a Kurdish militia, Washington’s main partner in the fight against Islamic State.
“We’ve been friends for a long time, almost from Day 1. We understand each others’ country. We understand where we are coming from,” Trump told Erdogan as they sat next to each other in the Oval Office. “They’re highly respected in their country and in the region,” Trump said of Erdogan and his wife Emine.
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WNU Editor: Turkish President Erdogan always gives me the chills.
More News On Today's Meeting Between U.S. President Trump And Turkish President Erdogan At The White House
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Erdogan's visit to Washington sparks protests from Kurds, Syrians -- France 24
Donald Trump boasts he and Turkish strongman Tayyip Erdogan 'have been friends for a long time' as they meet in Oval Office amid protests outside White House over 'betrayal' of the Kurds in Syria -- Daily Mail
Congress and White House at odds as Erdogan and Trump set to meet -- Al Jazeera
Tough love and showmanship: US-Turkey tensions soar ahead of Erdogan-Trump meeting -- DW
3 comments:
Always good to be friends with a murderer of Christians.Trump is such a moron.
slap this fool with you bible trump 12 times
I don't know what is behind the scene, but with Erdogan the worse is always sure.
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