Biden congratulates Erdoğan on renewing his tenure

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, late on May 29 after renewing his tenure in the runoff election.

Biden congratulated Erdoğan on his reelection. Biden expressed the hope that the Turkish people would benefit from the election win, said a statement by the Turkish Presidency's Directorate of Communications.

Saying that relations between Türkiye and the U.S. are of "greater importance in the face of regional and global challenges," the two leaders agreed to advance cooperation on all issues.

The White House released a statement about the phone call late Monday, saying the two leaders expressed their shared commitment to continue working together as close partners to deepen cooperation between Türkiye and the U.S.

Biden and Erdoğan also discussed their readiness as NATO Allies to address regional and global challenges, including strengthening transatlantic security at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11-12, said the statement.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again congratulated Erdoğan on his re-election and said it opened up new "new avenues" for cooperation between Ankara and Moscow, the Kremlin said Monday.

"The support expressed by the Turkish people for their leader opens new avenues for development of bilateral ties in a number of sectors," Putin said in a call with Erdoğan according to the Kremlin.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to Erdoğan and invited him to visit Berlin, the government said Monday.

"The Chancellor emphasised the close ties between Germany and Türkiyr, not least as joint allies in NATO," the German government said in a statement, adding that "both agreed to approach the cooperation between the two...

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