Washington is visited today by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet with US counterpart Marco Rubio in the State Department. At the same time, the Turkish National Security Advisor Akif Tsagatyi Kilitz He will meet with White House National Security Advisor Mike Walts.

Had preceded the meeting Gerapetritis – Rubio At the White House, the first European official to visit the US Foreign Minister in Washington almost a month ago.

The goal of the Turkish delegation is Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation to the White House, but also to reintegrate the F-35 fighter program by which had removed the anchor the Donald Trump in his first term. It is recalled that the market from Ankara earlier in Russian S-400 air defense systems brought US sanctions and the removal of Turkey from the F-35 fighter program in 2019.

The arrival of high -ranking Turkish officials was agreed in President Donald Trump’s telephone communication with Erdogan.

Trump in his communication with Erdogan told him “We trust you and we will work with you and two days later political developments in Turkey began” Manolis Kostidis recalled.

For “Lobby who attempt to poison Turkey’s relations with the US » Turkey’s president spoke on Monday.