{"id":5049,"date":"2025-03-18T08:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/erdogan-seeks-meeting-with-trump-bloomberg-news-says\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:51:59","slug":"erdogan-seeks-meeting-with-trump-bloomberg-news-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/erdogan-seeks-meeting-with-trump-bloomberg-news-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan seeks meeting with Trump, Bloomberg News says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264414\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/erdogan-trump-thumb-large-thumb-large-320x200.jpg?v=1611935424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/erdogan-trump-thumb-large-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611935424\" alt=\"Erdogan seeks meeting with Trump, Bloomberg News says\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/erdogan-trump-thumb-large-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611935424\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is working to secure a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, potentially by late April, Bloomberg News said on Tuesday, citing Turkish officials familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan sees closer US-Turkey ties as crucial for regional stability, particularly as Ankara seeks a bigger role in mediating conflicts from Ukraine to Syria, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s office and the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments.<\/p>\n<p>In the battle against militant group Islamic State in Syria, the United States is allied with a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey regards as a terrorist group. Turkey has sharply criticized this US stance as a betrayal of a NATO ally.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s 2019 purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems also led to US sanctions and the country\u2019s removal from the F-35 fighter jet program.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Erdogan spoke by telephone with Trump, discussing efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and to restore stability in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>He told Trump that Turkey supported his \u201cdecisive and direct initiatives\u201d to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and would continue to strive for a \u201cjust and lasting peace,\u201d Erdogan\u2019s office said in a statement. 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