Washington: Just 24 hours after threatening Turkey with “economic destruction”, US President Donald Trump said he wanted to expand economic cooperation with Ankara.
Donald Trump’s threat came on Sunday, while on Monday evening Trump after a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted, you have also spoken about the economic development of both countries “have great potential for significant Expansion!”
On Sunday Trump had threatened to “devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Responding to that, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country will not bow to threats.
However, on Monday after the phone call, Trump expressed the desire to work together to address Turkey’s security concerns in northeast Syria.