Obama said he was inspired by the Turkish people’s response to the coup.
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Obama and Xi tried to strike a cooperative tone, formally agreeing to join the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions, a deal they worked together to cement.
Speaking at a gathering of leaders of the G20 in China, Erdogan said he had called specifically for a “no-fly zone” in talks with the Russian and USA leaders. We have a bilateral commission between Turkey and the USA judiciary officials.
Finally giving in to the huge pressure of the Turkish government, US President Barack Obama has announced that Washington will cooperate with Ankara and take all possible actions against those involved in July’s failed military coup in Turkey.
If Obama is “very clear, very direct and can send the message in the right way, the right tone, he could get Erdogan to understand the USA position in Syria”, she told reporters before the meeting.
Xi also told Obama it was the responsibility of China and the United States to carry out a successful G20 summit and to “inject momentum to the global economy while lifting confidence”, Xinhua said.
Nikita Danyuk, Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasts at Peoples’ Friendship University of Russian Federation, told Sputnik that Russia’s American partners are unlikely to change their strategic course on the Syrian settlement now that Barack is already being called a “lame duck”. “You had members of the military engaging in treasonous acts against a democratically elected government … you now have a reaction by the Turkish government that understandably is scared and concerned”. “They are working with us to defeat ISIL, and are an important partner on a whole range of security issues in the region”.
Alexander Rahr, scientific director of the Russian-German Forum, for his part, said that the G20 countries “demonstrated a new level of communication and relations with Russia” during the Hangzhou summit.
It was Mr. Obama’s first face-to-face encounter with May since she replaced David Cameron, a close Obama ally who resigned in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
“We aim to de-escalate, but if necessary we will take action”, said Peter Slort, a regional police chief.
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Ms. May insisted during a joint appearance with Mr. Obama that exit negotiations would move forward.
