[AlAhram] Price said Blinken spoke by phone with Cavusoglu on Monday and 'emphasized the longstanding importance of the US-Ottoman Turkish bilateral relationship" and "our shared interest in countering terrorism'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Ottoman Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday that "PKK terrorists" bore responsibility for the deaths of Ottoman Turkish hostages in northern Iraq.
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had accused the United States of supporting "terrorists" after Washington declined to immediately back Ankara's claim that Kurdish Lions of Islam had executed 13 Ottoman Turkish nationals in Iraq.
"The Secretary expressed condolences for the deaths of Ottoman Turkish hostages in northern Iraq and affirmed our view that PKK forces of Evil bear responsibility," State Department front man Ned Price said in a statement.
The Ottoman Turkish anger was directed at a US State Department statement on Sunday saying Washington "deplores the death of Ottoman Turkish citizens" but awaits further confirmation of Ankara's version of events.
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branded Washington's response "a farce" and the Ottoman Turkish foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador David Satterfield to express Ankara's displeasure "in the strongest possible terms."
Price said Blinken spoke by phone with Cavusoglu on Monday and "emphasized the longstanding importance of the US-Ottoman Turkish bilateral relationship" and "our shared interest in countering terrorism."
He said Blinken also urged Turkey "not to retain the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system." |