When Erdogan is in a mood!
The Biden-Erdogan meeting lasted 75 minutes, with the Turkish president calling the American president 'my esteemed friend' and telling him that we should work together.
As SKAI correspondent Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbul, Erdogan even joked by stressing to Biden that I will be here for five years, I hope the same for you, referring to the elections that will be held in the USA in 2024.
The words from Biden to Erdogan were also warm after his positive response to Sweden joining NATO, however, there was not, as the Turkish side expected, an invitation to Erdogan to go to the White House, but such a thing cannot be ruled out. happen in the near future.
At the same time, the pro-government front pages of the Turkish press are talking about a new page in the relations between Turkey and the US, while the opposition newspapers report that "as always, Erdogan put the reverse gear" referring to the fact that for so long he said no to the integration of Sweden and he finally accepted her.
White House: Stability in the Aegean
Meanwhile, in a statement after the Biden-Erdogan meeting, the White House said:
"US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan raised economic and defense issues during their meeting in Vilnius.
President Biden congratulated President Erdogan on the agreement he reached with Swedish Prime Minister and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The two leaders discussed efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, welcoming the latest round of discussions regarding the strategic mechanism. They also discussed regional issues of common interest, including their continued support for Ukraine and the importance of maintaining stability in the Aegean."
The information also states that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation with Menendez about the F-16s, immediately after the Biden-Erdogan meeting.
Kilicdaroglu: Erdogan heard Biden's phone call and said 'order'
After Turkey's veto of Sweden's membership was lifted, opposition mouthpiece Kemal Kilicdaroglu says Erdogan "did a 180-degree turn" and yelled "order" when Biden called him.
"Turkey stated that because Sweden protects terrorists and lets them roam free, it stated that it cannot accept its accession to NATO. But Sweden did not back down and they even burned the Koran there. But suddenly Erdogan made a 180-degree turn. Why are you taking back what you said yesterday? My friends, did they release the terrorists? They continue to protect terrorists. Then why did you say no yesterday and today you say yes? But Biden called. I am sure that the president stood up and in a posture of attention said 'order'".
