Trump to Meet Turkey’s Erdogan at White House

President Donald Trump announced he will be meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington on Nov. 13 amid growing tensions over Syria.

(L) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on April 17, 2017. (R) President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington on April 9, 2017. Elif Sogut/Getty Images; Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced this week he will be meeting his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Washington on Nov. 13.

Trump said on Twitter the pair had a “very good” phone call during which they discussed bilateral issues such as Turkey’s “border with Syria, the eradication of terrorism, the ending of hostilities with the Kurds,” among other topics.