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Erdoğan went to White House with 'armored official car brought from Turkey'

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opted to use his own armored official car brought from Turkey during his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 16, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The official armored Mercedes was transferred to the United States by a military cargo airplane.

Trump urges Turkey to immediately release jailed US pastor

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Turkey to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was arrested on charges of "being part of a terrorist organization" last year, the White House stated on May 16 following the U.S. president's first face-to-face meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The rendezvous

Ahead of the May 16 White House meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives reported to have written a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to concentrate more on Turkey's appalling retreat from fundamental rights, which constitute the backbone of modern democracies.

White House vs the Russia House

By the time you read this article, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's meeting with President Donald Trump will be over. I wish I could be a fly on the wall to predict the discussions inside the White House, but my instinct tells me that whatever is spoken inside will be dictated by a force outside Washington - the Kremlin.

US President Trump meets Turkish President Erdogan amid protests outside the White House (photos)

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan touted “outstanding” relations with the United States on Tuesday but emphasised Turkey will not accept Syrian Kurdish fighters in the region while stopping short of directly criticising a U.S. decision to arm them.
Erdogan met at the White House with President Donald Trump, and both called relations between the two NATO allies strong.

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