Later Thursday, the State Department said it remained in close contact with its Turkish allies to fight Daesh and would welcome it if Russian Federation were really interested in taking the fight to the militants.
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“As long as it doesn’t affect our fight against terrorism, in all its forms, then we can look at some wordings”, he said.
“We are on the same page with Russian Federation that Syria should have an administration under which everyone can live with their beliefs”, he said.
“Of course, Turkey is a very important partner, and if they tend to fell this way, we can only welcome what Cavusoglu says”, he said.
On the night of July 15, all three opposition parties united to condemn the attempted putsch against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government.
Ugurlu’s case could further strain ties between the United States and Turkey.
Erdogan also said talks about reinstating charter flights between the two countries would be accelerated. “They have failed the test following the coup attempt”, he was quoted as saying in a broadcast interview.
Yet, he added, “It does raise questions about if we are tough with these countries, tough with China, and we do therefore push them into the same corner, is that actually advantageous for us in security terms?”
Following the attempt, President Erdoğan’s government instigated a clampdown, with tens of thousands of officials arrested, detailed, fired or suspended.
Russian Federation abandoned the South Stream project in favor of Turkish Stream in December 2014, which involves the construction of the gas pipeline from Russian Federation to Turkey through the Black Sea.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s approval rating rose to the highest level since he became Turkey’s president two years ago as his administration deals with the aftermath of a failed military coup last month. She says, “NATO counts on the continued contributions of Turkey, and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”.
He also called on the government and the Turkish authority to find a quick solution to the issue of the closed institutions in Nigeria. He said there is no difference between FETO and other terrorism-related groups.
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Two U.S. officials told Reuters that an unnamed Turkish officer, who has been working at the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia – the only NATO command located in North America – filed an application for asylum.
