ANKARA
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday stressed Turkey’s “key role” in fighting Daesh/ISIS terrorists in Syria.
Speaking in a joint press conference in London ahead of a two-day NATO summit, they stressed the “very good relationship” with Ankara in terms of the alliance.
Additionally, Trump said he has a good personal relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Praising Turkey’s role in the Oct. 26 operation that led to the death of Daesh/ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Trump said: “And I will say this, three weeks ago when we got Al-Baghdadi, Turkey was very