White House: There is no plan for Erdogan’s visit to America

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, media reports Turkey denied the possibility of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington and meeting with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden. Kirby, in a press conference on Thursday, responded to a reporter’s question about the possibility Erdoğan’s trip to Washington is in the next two weeks, while he recently hosted a Hamas leader, saying, “There is nothing on the agenda regarding President Erdoğan’s visit.” Therefore, I have no opinion on this issue.”

Earlier, some media sources, including Turkish media, reported that Erdogan will travel to Washington on May 9 to meet with Joe Biden. Before this, the presidents of the two countries had met each other on the sidelines of international meetings, but the two sides have not met each other in the White House.

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported today Friday (May 7) that after the trip Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas to Turkey, some lobbies related to Israel have been trying to cancel Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington.

The US State Department in January sold It had approved the delivery of 40 F-16 fighters to Turkey and the modernization of the country’s existing F-16 fighters. The authorization was approved after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden’s membership in the NATO alliance.