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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said official Ankara wanted to “strengthen” co-operation with official Washington following the inauguration of new US President Joe Biden.
“We want to further strengthen our cooperation with the new US administration on a favorable basis for both sides in the long run,” Erdogan said in a video according to the Anadolu Agency (AA).
“Recently, we all went through a process in which Turkish-American friendship was seriously tested. “We did not see the support and solidarity we expected from our NATO ally, especially in the fight against the PKK terrorist group and its affiliates,” Erdogan added.
The Turkish president also said his country expects a “clear stance from all allies, especially after the treacherous terrorist attack in which 13 Turks were martyred last week.”
Erdogan also said that Turkey and the US have more common interests than “their differences of opinion”.
Last Sunday, the bodies of 13 Turkish nationals were found during Turkey’s anti-terror operation in the Gara region of northern Iraq.
Turkish forces conducted a four-day “Claw-Eagle 2” operation in the Gara region last week to prevent the PKK and other terrorist groups from re-establishing positions used to carry out cross-border terrorist attacks on Turkey.
Operations “Claw-Tiger” and “Claw-Eagle” were launched last June to provide security for the people and borders of Turkey.
In its more than 30-year-old terrorist campaign against Turkey, the PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU, has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including many women, children and infants.
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