Despite ‘wonderful’ meeting, Trump and Erdogan fail to resolve conflicts

14-11-2019 In-Cyprus In-Cyprus Cool

Despite ‘wonderful’ meeting, Trump and Erdogan...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, calling it a “very serious challenge” to bilateral ties, even though he described a meeting between the two leaders as “wonderful.”

After the much anticipated meeting at the White House to address a crisis in relations, Trump said he was “a great fan” of the Turkish leader and that they had a “productive” encounter.

But both leaders fell short of explaining in concrete terms...

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Despite ‘wonderful’ meeting, Trump and Erdogan fail to resolve conflicts

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