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Turkish, Italian defense ministers discuss security issues

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar discussed with his Italian counterpart on July 13, bilateral and regional security issues and the latest developments in Afghanistan, Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry.

The meeting between Akar and Lorenzo Guerini in Istanbul was constructive and positive, it said.

President Erdo?an says no one can 'slander' Turkey with ISIL oil sales allegations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has taken aim at Moscow for "slandering" Ankara with "false accusations" over Turkey's any involvement in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), hours after renewed claims were made by the Russian authorities.

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