Recep Tayyip Erdogan turning down a meeting with US National Security Adviser John Bolton followed Bolton’s claim that Turkey “targets Kurds” in Syria, claims that were firmly rejected by Ankara.
Erdogan has accused the US national-security adviser of making "a very serious mistake" by demanding that Turkey not harm Kurdish militiamen in Syria as President Donald Trump plans to withdraw US troops from the war-torn country.
Bolton visited Ankara to seek assurances that Turkey won't attack US-allied Kurdish militia in northeastern Syria that Ankara views as terrorists.
He held a two-hour meeting at the presidential complex in Ankara on the morning of January 8 with Ibrahim Kalin, a senior adviser to Erdogan.
A spokesman for the US National Security Council, Garrett Marquis, said in a statement the two sides had identified further issues for dialogue and that the United States looks forward to ongoing military-to-military consultations.
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