Trump to meet Turkey's Erdogan in May

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will meet US President Donald Trump in May, according to Turkey's foreign minister.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will meet with US President Donald Trump in May. (AAP)

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will meet US President Donald Trump in May ahead of a meeting of the NATO alliance, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.

On Monday, sources in Erdogan's presidential palace said Trump had called Erdogan to congratulate him on winning a referendum to expand his authority.

The two also discussed developments in Syria and the US response to a chemical attack in Idlib province in early April.

Cavusoglu says he and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will finalise the date according to the two presidents' schedules.


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Published 19 April 2017 9:28pm
Source: AAP


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