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(Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague late Tuesday in a bid to turn the page on strained relations between the two nations.
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“President Erdogan stated during the meeting that the two countries have significant potential in various fields, particularly in energy and investment, and that advancing cooperation in the defense industry would facilitate achieving the goal of a $100 billion trade volume,” according to an account of the session provided by Erdogan’s office.
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In their first face-to-face encounter of Trump’s second term, they discussed bilateral relations as well as well as regional and global issues, the office added.
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Erdogan “expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire achieved between Israel and Iran through President Trump’s efforts, hoping it would be permanent,” the account continued. He also “emphasized the importance of close dialog in ending the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza as soon as possible” as well as efforts to peacefully end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Erdogan, whose country has the second largest army in the NATO after the US, also discussed steps with Trump that could be taken to strengthen the alliance’s deterrence.
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US-Turkish grew tense following Turkey’s decision to buy a Russian S-400 missile-defense system during Trump’s first term, which prompted the US to bar Ankara from purchasing F-35 fighter jets. US support for a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey views as a threat also hurt relations.
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Erdogan was expected try to convince Trump to lift the ban by providing assurances that his country would use the Russian missile defense system in a controlled way, according to Turkish officials who spoke on condition of anonymity before the meeting in the Hague.
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Turkey has argued that the purchase of F-35 jets would enable its military to operate in sync with other NATO members and bolster deterrence on the alliance’s southeastern flank. Turkey wants to buy a total of 40 F-35s and 40 F-16s, the people said.
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Separately, Ankara has been seeking permission to obtain and assemble GE Aerospace F110 and F404 engines used in the US-made fighter jets and in Turkey’s twin-engine Kaan warplanes and Hurjet training aircraft.
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Erdogan was also expected to discuss integration of the US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia with links to a separatist Turkish group, the PKK, into a new Syrian army, the people said. He was also prepared to ask the American president to restraint Israel in the region and express his opposition to any move by Israel to set up a permanent military installation in Syria, they said.
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—With assistance from Josh Wingrove.
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(Updates with readout from Erdogan’s office after Trump meeting.)
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