Biden and Erdogan aim to ramp up ISIS fight
The White House said they also talked about the ‘importance of de-escalating recent tensions between Turkey and Iraq'
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against ISIS in a meeting on Saturday in Istanbul.
Biden and Erdogan also talked about the “importance of de-escalating recent tensions between Turkey and Iraq in a manner that respects Iraqi sovereignty,” the White House said in a statement released on Sunday.
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