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1st LD: Turkey, U.S. decide to restore normal ties: Turkish FM

Xinhua,February 16, 2018 Adjust font size:

ANKARA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that Turkey and the U.S. agreed to normalize their ties, after weeks of rising tensions due to Turkey's military operation in Syria.

Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Cavusoglu said the two sides will set up mechanisms to address the issues that have strained the bilateral relations.

The top Turkish diplomat added that the two sides will hold another meeting by mid-March. Enditem

 

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