TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN CONGRATULATES US PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN

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Wed 11 November 2020:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden, expressing his determination to work closely with the new administration.

A strong cooperation and alliance between Turkey and the US will continue to make a “vital contribution” to world peace, the Turkish president said on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to the US President-elect Joe Biden.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Biden and wished the election results to be beneficial for the “friendly and allied” people of the US, according to Turkey’s Communications Directorate.

“I congratulate you on your election success and express my sincere wishes for the peace and prosperity of the people of the United States of America,” he said.

“Today, the challenges we face at the global and regional level require us to further develop and strengthen these relations based on common interests and values,” Erdoğan said.

Recalling that he has met Biden on many occasions when the latter was vice president, Erdoğan said the Turkey-US relations are of strategic nature and based on deep-rooted foundations.

He affirmed Turkey’s determination to work closely with the US administration in this direction in the coming period.

Message to Donald Trump

Separately, the Turkish President also sent a message to Donald Trump, thanking him for his “sincere and determined vision” and for expanding the ties between the US and Turkey during his four years in office.

Trump and Erdoğan forged a strong personal relationship despite troubled ties between the two NATO allies over Syria and Turkey’s decision to purchase Russia’s advanced anti-aircraft missile systems.

US lawmakers pressured the Trump administration to sanction Turkey.

“I sincerely thank you once again for your usual warm friendship and express my sincere wishes for the peace and prosperity of the people of the United States of America,” said President Erdoğan.

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