Press Releases: U.S.-Turkey Joint Statement

Press Releases: U.S.-Turkey Joint Statement
Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

February 5, 2019

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The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey.

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Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Sedat Onal met February 5 in Washington, D.C. to launch working groups on bilateral and regional affairs. They reaffirmed the strategic importance of the U.S.-Turkish relationship and committed to addressing shared concerns as allies. Following a plenary meeting, senior U.S. and Turkish officials met in working group formats to discuss bilateral cooperation on Syria; counterterrorism; defense matters; and judicial and consular issues. The two sides expressed their determination to continue to work together to achieve further progress on all these areas.

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Published February 06, 2019 at 12:11AM
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