Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ambulance Ambus Akchapar met in Ankara with Deputy Minister for Administrative Issues and Deputy Deputy Minister for Political Issues of the State Department of the United States John Bass.
According to information received from diplomatic sources, during the meeting of Akchapara and the bass, preparations for the official visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the USA were discussed.
The preparation of the visit was considered in accordance with the instructions of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
During the meeting, issues agreed at the 7th meeting of the strategic mechanism of Turkey-Ssha, consisted of March 7-8, were evaluated, the volume of trade was evaluated, which last year amounted to about 30 billion dollars, and steps to expand economic relations in accordance with accordance In order to reach 100 billion dollars of trade.
The parties decided to evaluate the possibilities of cooperation in all economic areas, such as bilateral trade, investments, energy and new technologies, especially in the defense industry.
During the conversation, the American side once again transferred Turkish expectations in the fight against PKK/YPG and FETö terrorist organizations, regional events were also discussed in detail.
Akchapar expressed Turkey’s expectations regarding the prevention of the escalation of tension in the region, establishing peace and tranquility in the Middle East, immediate and strong ceasefire in gas and taking measures to solve the problems of the two states in accordance with international parameters.
The ambassador handed over the views of Turkey on the fair and constant diplomatic decision of the Ukrainian-Russian war, as well as the parties discussed the Syrian issue in detail.
During the meeting, preparations for the NATO summit in Washington were also discussed. The Turkish side emphasized that restrictions in the field of defense industry between the allies should be removed.