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Tillerson to meet Erdogan during visit to Turkey this week - US State Department

28 March 2017 00:10 (UTC +04:00)

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will have a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Ankara later this week, a senior State Department official said on Monday, APA reports quoting sputniknews.

The official stated that Tillerson will be visiting Ankara this week during his second trip to Europe as Secretary of State.

“He’ll be meeting with President Erdogan and other senior officials,” He said.

Secretary Tillerson will discuss the situation in Raqqa and the fight against Daesh (outlawed in Russia) with Turkish officials.

“Among other topics in Ankara the Secretary will discuss the next steps in the campaign to defeat ISIS [Daesh] particularly in terms of stabilization in areas that have been liberated from ISIS [Daesh] to make sure that those areas remain stable and the people can return to their homes,” the official stated.

“We’ll also discuss the situation in Raqqa.”