"Can the US count on Turkey?
By John Terrett in
The US considers Turkey a key ally in the war in Afghanistan. But a meeting between the two countries' leaders comes at a time when Ankara has been reaching out to countries that Washington considers adversaries.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, had talks at the White House on Monday with Barack Obama, the US president. The US considers Turkey a key ally in the war in Afghanistan.
But the meeting comes at a time when Turkey has been reaching out to countries which Washington considers adversaries like Iran, Syria and Sudan. Nonetheless when the two met in the Oval Office, President Obama talked up Turkey’s role on the international stage. He said:
“Given Turkey's history as a secular democratic state that respects the rule of law but is also a majority Muslim nation, it plays a critical role I think in helping to shape mutual understanding and stability and peace not only in its neighbourhood but around the world.'"
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