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WASHINGTON, November 10 – RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The leaders of the US and Turkey in a telephone conversation agreed to strengthen pressure on the terrorist group “Islamic State” and discussed the ways of settlement in Syria, the White House said.
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President Barack Obama separately talked on the phone with the president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
“The leaders discussed the situation in Syria and the importance of expanding joint efforts to strengthen the moderate Syrian opposition and increase pressure on the IG. They also discussed ways of creating the conditions for a negotiated solution to the conflict, including the political transition in Syria, “- said in the White House.
Obama also discussed with Turkish President and Prime Minister forthcoming summit” Big Twenty “in Antalya, for which he intends to come. In addition, Obama congratulates Turkey on past November 1 election. The statement of the White House does not mention the criticism of the United States against Turkey concerning freedom of elections and the alleged pressure on the press. Obama also said that Turkey must stop attacks from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
US use of airspace and bases in Turkey for air strikes on the positions of the group “Islamic State”. Last week, the Obama administration announced an increase in resources directed against the IG, in particular for the transfer of new aircraft on the Turkish base of Incirlik.
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