Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce:  

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan today to discuss ways to further strengthen U.S.-Türkiye relations, our shared interests in the region, and our growing bilateral trade.  Secretary Rubio emphasized the need for close cooperation to support a stable and unified Syria that is not a threat to the United States, Türkiye, or the region.  The Secretary noted Türkiye’s leadership in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, our joint efforts to support a just and lasting peace in the South Caucasus, and our shared objective of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine.