Trump and Erdogan discuss Middle East and Ukraine war in phone call
The US and Turkish presidents spoke by phone on Wednesday about the Middle East and Ukraine, the Turkish presidency said, and Trump also offered anniversary greetings.
Ankara, Turkey. US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation on Wednesday about developments in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, according to the Turkish presidency.
Middle East
The presidency’s statement said Erdogan told Trump that Turkey was monitoring events in the Strait of Hormuz and in Yemen closely, under the Mecca joint defence pact. Ankara, he said, was seeking “a diplomatic solution”.
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Regarding the war in Ukraine, Erdogan said Turkey was prepared to back a renewed diplomatic process between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the fighting.
National anniversary greetings
Trump congratulated Erdogan and the Turkish people on the anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish republic and the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate, marked on October 29. He wished them “a happy national anniversary”.
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