US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on Sept. 25, according to Reuters.
Trump voiced hopes to conclude trade and military agreements with Erdoğan, eyeing deals on F-16, Boeing, F-35.
“We are working on many Trade and Military Deals with the President, including the large scale purchase of Boeing aircraft, a major F-16 Deal, and a continuation of the F-35 talks, which we expect to conclude positively,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Erdoğan last visited the White House in 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term.
Despite the fact that both leaders maintained close personal bonds during Trump’s 2017-21 term as president, their relationship witnessed frequent tensions due to certain disputes over US support for Kurdish fighters in Syria and Turkey’s growing relations with Moscow.
“President Erdogan and I have always had a very good relationship. I look forward to seeing him on the 25th!” Trump wrote on Friday.
In 2019, Ankara sparked a sharp backlash from the Trump administration by purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems.
As a result, Trump canceled a planned sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and removed it from the joint production program.
Subsequently, Ankara secured a deal to purchase F-16 jets.
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