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WASHINGTON, March 26 (KUNA) -- The United States has asked Turkiye to throw weight behind peace in Ukraine and the South Caucasus.
This came during a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan late Tuesday, said Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Tammy Bruce in a press statement.
"The Secretary requested Turkiyeآ’s support for peace in Ukraine and the South Caucasus," Bruce said, adding that Rubio and Fidan discussed cooperation between Washington and Ankara on key issues in security and trade.
Rubio also appreciated Turkiyeآ’s leadership in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and reiterated the need for close cooperation to support a stable, unified, peaceful Syria that is neither a base for international terrorism nor a pathway for destabilizing Iranian activities.
The Secretary also noted recent advancements in bilateral trade and encouraged even greater economic partnership moving forward, while expressing concerns regarding recent arrests and protests in Turkiye. (end)
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