Turkey's top diplomat to travel to US in May for official talks
Date
4/9/2022 12:09:04 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Turkey's top diplomat has said he will be in the United States
in May for talks with his U.S. counterpart as part of the recently
launched“Strategic Mechanism,” which aims to bolster ties between
the two allies, Trend reports citing Hurriyet Daily News .
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu will meet with U.S. Secretary
of State Anthony Blinken in Washington on May 18, in a first
highest governmental level meeting between the two countries since
the Biden administration took office in January 2021.
Talking to reporters following a meeting at NATO in Brussels,
Çavuşoğlu said he received an invitation from Blinken for the talks
slated for May 18. The meeting comes as the dialog between the two
allies gained serious momentum in the aftermath of the Russian
invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey and the U.S. have launched what they call the“Strategic
Mechanism,” a format that brings different institutions of the two
sides together for a more comprehensive and holistic review of
ties.
“Anthony Blinken has invited me to Washington on May 18 to hold
the [Strategic Mechanism] meeting at the level of foreign
ministers. We will discuss this issue [Turkey's demand for buying
F-16s] at this meeting. We want this mechanism to be goal-oriented
and fruitful,” he said.
Tags:
- Turkey
- US
- Mevlut Cavushoglu
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