Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday invited President-elect Donald Trump to visit the country and discuss various topics of mutual interest, including the Gaza war. President Erdogan wants President Trump to “stop” by increasing pressure on Israel.
“We are facing many challenges, including the Palestinian issue and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It is possible to overcome these through cooperation between Turkey and the United States,” President Erdoğan said. said Journalists on a plane returning from the European Political Community Summit in Budapest.
“We invited him to our country, and we hope he accepts our invitation,” he said of President Trump.
President Erdoğan hopes to build a stronger “partnership” with the United States during the second term of the Trump administration, reflecting on the good cooperative relationship he had with President Trump during his first term. Ta.
“Despite occasional disagreements, there is no denying the exemplary partnership between Türkiye and the United States,” he said.
“We will continue to meet with Donald Trump and, as before, through telephone diplomacy, discuss how to shape developments in the Middle East. For example, we will discuss the issue of withdrawing US troops from Syria. I'm going to evaluate it,'' he said, noting that Trump long ago gave him his personal phone number.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that all Kurdish militias in Syria are allied with the PKK, a violent separatist group that Turkey wants to eliminate. He accused the United States of supporting terrorism by supporting Kurdish militant groups in Syria.
The Turkish president also recalled Trump's promise to end the Gaza conflict, but Erdoğan portrayed this purely as an issue of Trump's tough stance on Israel and the Palestinians and Lebanese. There was no mention of terrorists.
“We want that promise to be fulfilled and for Israel to be told to stop. Trump's decision to cut off arms support to Israel will help stop Israeli aggression in Palestinian and Lebanese territory. I believe this could be an important step forward.”
President Erdoğan is an authoritarian Islamist who sees himself as the protector and leader of Muslims around the world. accused He claimed that Israel had committed “genocide” against the Palestinian people and compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler. President Erdoğan carefully avoids making precise references. who Are Israelis fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, or why?
The Turkish president also hoped that President Trump would fulfill his promise to end the war in Ukraine.
“More weapons, more bombs, more chaos and conflict will not end this war. More dialogue, more diplomacy, more agreements will open the door to peace. “We can,” President Erdoğan said.
“We have supported Ukraine's legitimate position and pursued peace, choosing diplomacy rather than engaging in conflict. Unlike Turkey, Western countries have often failed to provide diplomatic solutions. “If the Trump administration adopts a problem-solving approach, this war could end quickly.”
Relations between Erdogan and outgoing President Joe Biden became significantly strained toward the end of Biden's term, in part because Erdogan accused Biden of supporting Israel in the Gaza Strip. He concluded his remarks Thursday by expressing his frustration with the defeated Democratic administration.
“Continuing with the Biden administration's policies will deepen regional stalemate and increase conflict. We don't want that at all,” he said.
