Trump Tries to Reassure Erdogan After U.S. Plan to Arm Kurds
- White House meeting for Turkish leader after disputed election
- Trump expects ‘long and hard discussion’ with Erdogan
Erdogan Says U.S. Shouldn't Work With YPG Kurdish Militia
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President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to repair relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is alarmed about a U.S. plan to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Trump said he and the Turkish president would have a “long and hard discussion” as he welcomed Erdogan to the Oval Office for a meeting three days ahead of a Trump trip to the Middle East. Erdogan said the U.S. shouldn’t work with the YPG Kurdish militia, a group Turkey considers a terrorist organization, that Trump plans to arm.