President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate announced. The two leaders discussed relations between Türkiye and the United States as well as regional and global developments.
The statement was reported by Milliyet and Takvim at 21:54 on Wednesday. It did not say when the call took place or how long it lasted.
What Erdoğan said
According to the directorate, Erdoğan said Türkiye would keep working to develop its relations with the United States and to increase cooperation in all areas. Milliyet noted that the statement referred to next year marking 100 years of relations between the two countries.
On the region, Erdoğan said Türkiye is closely following developments in the Strait of Hormuz and in Yemen within the framework of what the statement called the Mecca joint defence alliance, and is working for diplomatic solutions.
He also said Türkiye is ready to support efforts to revive the diplomatic process between Ukraine and Russia and to bring the war to an end.
Republic Day wishes
Trump congratulated Erdoğan and the Turkish people on Republic Day, which Türkiye celebrates on Thursday, 29 October, and wished success to the upcoming summit of the Organization of Turkic States.
Sources
- SON DAKİKA! Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Trump ile görüştü (Milliyet)
- Başkan Erdoğan-Trump görüşmesinde kritik başlıklar! Hürmüz, Yemen ve Ukrayna ele alındı (Takvim)
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