Turkey's leader changes mind, says he'll meet with Pence, not just Trump
WASHINGTON – Underscoring the fast-moving diplomacy around the White House's attempt to get Turkey to call a cease-fire in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly reversed course Wednesday and said he will meet Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when they arrive in Turkey on Thursday. Earlier, Erdogan ruled out the meeting and said he'd only meet with President Donald Trump.Pence and Pompeo leave for Ankara on Wednesday afternoon.
In an address to Turkey's Parliament on Wednesday, Erdogan said that Turkey's military offensive would end if Syrian Kurdish fighters left a border area in northeast Syria, according to the country's official Anadolu news agency. "The president gave the green light to Turkey to go in and commit this humanitarian disaster unto the Kurds, making us an untrustworthy ally," Pelosi told reporters Tuesday."And then had a wet noodle for his sanctions, which just were not up to the task."
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