Assembly on sidelines of G20 summit in Rome comes amid US-Turkey tensions over defence and human rights.
US President Joe Biden has held talks with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 assembly in Rome amid tensions over human rights and a request from Turkey for F-16 fighter jets.
Biden instructed Turkey’s Erdogan on Sunday his request for F-16 fighter jets needed to undergo a course of in the USA and expressed a need to deal with disagreements between the 2 nations successfully.
The leaders met amid tensions between the 2 nations over defence and human rights points. US lawmakers have opposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets on the grounds that Turkey bought Russian missile defence methods.
A special US administration official stated on Saturday that Biden would warn his Turkish counterpart that any “precipitous” actions wouldn’t profit US-Turkish relations and that crises ought to be prevented after Erdogan threatened to throw out the US ambassador to Turkey and different overseas envoys for searching for the launch of jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala.
Erdogan later withdrew his menace to expel the envoys. The Turkish president’s workplace stated the assembly “passed off in a optimistic ambiance”.
“The 2 leaders expressed their joint dedication to additional strengthening Turkey-US relations and agreed to ascertain a joint mechanism to that impact.
“Along with negotiating steps, to be taken by each side, according to their shared perspective on growing the bilateral commerce quantity per mutually agreed targets, they burdened the significance of the NATO alliance and strategic partnership,” the assertion learn.
President @RTErdogan met with President Joe Biden of the U.S. on the sidelines of the G20 Rome Summit.
Held in a optimistic ambiance, the assembly addressed the bilateral relations and regional points. pic.twitter.com/HDZ3bxbZHi
— Turkish Presidency (@trpresidency) October 31, 2021
Biden “reaffirmed our defence partnership and Turkey’s significance as a NATO Ally, however famous US issues over Turkey’s possession of the Russian S-400 missile system,” the White Home stated in an announcement after the assembly.
“He additionally emphasised the significance of robust democratic establishments, respect for human rights, and the rule of regulation for peace and prosperity,” the assertion stated.
Each leaders additionally agreed to kind a joint mechanism to enhance strained ties, Turkish media reported.
Biden and Erdogan posed for pictures earlier than their talks on Sunday. Requested if he deliberate to present Turkey F-16s, Biden stated they had been “planning to have a superb dialog”.