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Vice President Biden Mends Fences In Turkey, Pledges More Funds For Humanitarian Aid

Vice President Biden Mends Fences In Turkey, Pledges More Funds For Humanitarian Aid
By Marcy Kreiter@marcykreiterm.kreiter@ibtimes.com on November 22 2014 9:49 PM

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spent four hours talking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul Saturday in what was seen as a fence-mending foray in the wake of Biden's remarks criticizing Turkey for not doing enough to keep Islamic State group supporters from joining the carnage in Syria. Biden and Erdoğan discussed a wide range of issues, including Iraq, Syria and Cyprus.

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