WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met
with Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli today at the NATO Defense
Ministerial in Brussels, Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana W. White said in a
statement following the meeting.
The two leaders met to reaffirm the longstanding defense
relationship between the United States and Turkey, she said. Mattis and Canikli
last met Aug. 23 in Ankara, White said, and the secretary thanked the minister
for Turkey's continued, critical contributions to global security and the fight
to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Mattis acknowledged the threats posed to Turkey, White said,
and reiterated that the U.S. will continue to stand with Turkey in its fight
against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and all terrorist threats.
The defense secretary and Canikli agreed to continue their
full range of bilateral defense activities and consultations, she said, and to
look for ways to further strengthen defense cooperation in the future.
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