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Afghanistan, Syria and migrants in US-Turkey telephone dialogue

It is about the dialogue the day before between the spokesman for the Turkish presidency, Ibrahim Kalin, and the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, who exchanged opinions on bilateral relations, global and regional issues.

The parties spoke about the humanitarian and political situation in Afghanistan, the territorial integrity of Syria and the elimination of terrorists, as well as about the political process and the upcoming elections in Libya and the Nagorni-Karabakh region, which are disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia. . Without offering much clarification, the Turkish government statement revealed that Kalin and Sullivan also exchanged views on events on the Ukrainian borders, the migrant crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus, and events in the eastern Mediterranean.

They also discussed political and economic relations, defense cooperation and details on a joint strategic mechanism agreed during the meeting between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome last October.

US National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement that Kalin and Sullivan “discussed the next steps in bilateral commitments” after the Erdogan-Biden meeting on October 31.

“They exchanged views on a number of regional issues, including events in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria and the southern Caucasus, as well as the importance of maintaining stability in the eastern Mediterranean,” he said.

Ankara and Washington, which belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), had their disagreements after the former chose to buy the S400 anti-aircraft system from Russia in response to the US refusal to deliver the F-35 fighter jets previously. paid.

Last October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged the United States to hand over the aircraft, return the money or exchange other products.

During an interview with CNN Turk suggested that his government could acquire SU-35 or SU-57 (Russian-made).

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