The president of the United States has called for greater coordination with Turkey in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, according to the White House.
Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation on Wednesday in which the US president highlighted the need for closer coordination between the two countries to exert pressure on IS.
The US president "acknowledged the contribution" of Ankara in the campaign to dislodge the jihadists from Syria's northern border, controlled almost entirely by allied Kurdish militias of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an organization considered terrorist by Turkey, the US and the European Union.
Obama also celebrated the dialogue between Turkey and Iraq to determine the level of involvement of Ankara in the international coalition fighting IS, and Turkey's current participation in the Mosul operation.
Finally, Obama and Erdogan agreed on the importance of preventing Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region governed by local Kurdish forces, from becoming a safe haven for the PKK.
The relationship between Washington and Ankara has deteriorated following July's failed coup against Erdogan, as the US has not followed through on requests to extradite preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of leading the action.
Meanwhile, Ankara has approached Moscow, which is opposed to the interests of Washington in Syria.
EFE
27/10/16
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Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation on Wednesday in which the US president highlighted the need for closer coordination between the two countries to exert pressure on IS.
The US president "acknowledged the contribution" of Ankara in the campaign to dislodge the jihadists from Syria's northern border, controlled almost entirely by allied Kurdish militias of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an organization considered terrorist by Turkey, the US and the European Union.
Obama also celebrated the dialogue between Turkey and Iraq to determine the level of involvement of Ankara in the international coalition fighting IS, and Turkey's current participation in the Mosul operation.
Finally, Obama and Erdogan agreed on the importance of preventing Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region governed by local Kurdish forces, from becoming a safe haven for the PKK.
The relationship between Washington and Ankara has deteriorated following July's failed coup against Erdogan, as the US has not followed through on requests to extradite preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of leading the action.
Meanwhile, Ankara has approached Moscow, which is opposed to the interests of Washington in Syria.
EFE
27/10/16
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- ‘ISIS terrorists fleeing Mosul for Syria’s Raqqa’ – French President Hollande echoes Russian concern
- Turkish FM says cooperation with PYD in Raqqa means ‘risking Syria’s future’
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