U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has extended an invitation to visit Washington on May 18 to discuss the recently launched strategic mechanism between Turkey and the U.S., Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Thursday.
Speaking following the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Çavuşoğlu reiterated that U.S. President Joe Biden proposed to Turkey to set up a strategic mechanism to solve existing problems and focus on a positive agenda and that Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal and U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met recently in the capital Ankara to initiate the process.
“We want this mechanism to be target-oriented and fruitful,” Çavuşoğlu said, indicating that Turkey and the U.S. have failed to enact previous mechanisms and agreements, including the Manbij deal.
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