Trump, Erdoğan to meet in Washington in May: Turkish FM
U.S. President Donald
Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet in Washington in May ahead of a NATO summit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt
Çavuşoğlu has said.
“Mr. Trump called our president to congratulate him on the
referendum results. They discussed bilateral relations and have agreed to meet
in Washington. We, as the foreign ministers, will determine the appropriate
dates for the meeting,” Çavuşoğlu said at a press conference in Ankara on April 19.
Çavuşoğlu held a phone conversation with Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson late April 18 after Trump and Erdoğan's phone call.
Çavuşoğlu said the two leaders have agreed to come together
before the NATO Summit that will take place in late May in
Brussels.