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Turkish-US ties could well gain momentum in Trump's 2nd term: President Erdogan

05:5825/03/2025, Tuesday
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that in last week's 'cordial' phone call, he and Trump discussed many important issues, including removing all obstacles to $100B trade target

Türkiye-US ties may well gain new momentum in US President Donald Trump's second term, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

Speaking in the capital Ankara following a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan said that in a "cordial" phone call last week, he and Trump discussed many important issues, including removing all obstacles to the $100 billion trade target between the two countries.

The Turkish president added that he and Trump also discussed critical developments in the region," notably those in Syria.

"Despite all the difficulties in the region, despite the lobbies that try to poison cooperation between the two allies," said Erdogan, he added that believes that Türkiye and the US will and must manage to cooperate "for the sake of our entire geography."

Last week, in a phone call, Erdogan expressed his full confidence that Ankara and Washington will advance bilateral cooperation through solidarity, a result-oriented approach and in a sincere manner in the new era of relations.

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#trump
#Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
#US
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