Surprising comment on Erdogan-Biden relationship: Turkish officials announced Ankara’s plan

After Turkey and the United States held a joint military exercise last week, eyes are on the Ankara-Washington line…

Bloomberg, one of the major US media, which focused on the rapprochement between Turkey and the US, which last held such a large-scale military exercise 7 years ago, published a remarkable analysis on Both countries.

“This exercise is a sign that relations are improving as President Erdogan tries to arrange a meeting with US President Joe Biden for next month,” the report said. The analysis stated that both countries intend to re-establish their long-term alliance, while three Turkish officials who spoke to Bloomberg also made comments.

Biden and Erdogan last met in July.

“Turkey is trying to arrange a meeting between Erdogan and the US president at the G-20 summit in New Delhi next month,” said a Turkish official who did not want to be named, declining to give his name. be named. “We view this military exercise as proof that Washington is reaffirming Ankara’s importance as a NATO ally,” Turkish officials said.

Last month, Ankara gave the green light for Sweden’s NATO membership. The military exercise, which took place last week, was said to have involved Turkish F-16s and American F-18s, and it was the largest military exercise since the period when bilateral relations began to deteriorate. Bloomberg also reported that US officials invited Erdoğan’s son-in-law, Selçuk Bayraktar, and made a symbolic gesture.

Separately, it was reported that a US delegation came to Ankara and held talks.