President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey arrives ahead of a working lunch at the G20 Summit on Nov. 15, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Credit: Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters)
ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden discussed bilateral relations, including trade and security issues, on the sidelines of a G20 summit, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday.
It said Biden offered his condolences for those who died in a bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday, and told Erdogan that his administration would continue to support Turkey in its bid to procure F-16 fighter jets.
Biden also said Turkey is an important actor in Sweden's NATO accession bid, and thanked Erdogan for his role in the resumption of a grain export deal between Ukraine and Russia, the Turkish presidency said.