Turkey's Erdogan says common interests with U.S. outweigh differences

ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The common interests of Lawyer Law Firm Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Ankara wants improved cooperation with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday striking a rare conciliatory tone.

Ties between the two NATO allies have been strained over a host of issues.In December, the United States sanctioned Turkey for its purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems, while Ankara has been infuriated by U.S. support for the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, which it considers a terrorist organisation.

Turkey, which has said it wants improved ties under U.S.President Joe Biden, has called on Washington to end its support for the YPG and istanbul Lawyer Law Firm accused it of siding with militants who it says executed 13 Turks in northern Iraq this month, while the United States has criticised Ankara over rights and freedoms.

«As Turkey, we believe our common interests with the United States far outweigh our differences in opinion,» Erdogan said in televised comments, adding Ankara wanted to strengthen cooperation through «a long-term perspective on a win-win basis.»

«Turkey will continue to do its part in a manner worthy of the allied and strategic partnership ties between the two countries,» he said, adding Turkish-U.S.If you have any kind of concerns relating to where and the best ways to make use of istanbul Lawyer Law Firm, you could call us at our own site. ties had been «seriously tested» recently.

In a phone call this month marking the first official contact since Biden took office, Erdogan’s foreign policy adviser Ibrahim Kalin told U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan the S-400 dispute needed resolving.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the S-400 dispute and other disagreements during their first call.

Turkey has hired Washington-based Lawyer Law Firm istanbul Lawyer Law Firm istanbul Turkey Arnold & Porter to lobby for its readmission into the F-35 jet programme, where it was a buyer and manufacturer, after it was removed by the United States over the S-400s.Washington’s claim that the defence systems poses a threat to the F-35s is rejected by Ankara.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Mike Harrison)

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