Trump Discusses Syria, Libya With Turkey’s Erdogan: White House

Trump Discusses Syria, Libya With Turkey’s Erdogan: White House
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan to the White House, on Nov. 13, 2019. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, a White House spokesman said on Twitter.

“The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya. The leaders agreed that the violence being carried out in Idlib, Syria must stop,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a tweet.