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NATO Weighs In After Erdogan, Putin Meet

NATO Weighs In After Erdogan, Putin Meet

Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting this week in Russia, NATO issued a strong statement making clear it views Turkey as a “valued ally” whose membership is “not in question.”

One day after Tuesday’s meeting in St. Petersburg — where the two leaders highlighted efforts to renew their strained relationship and indicated a joint effort to find common ground in the Syrian crisis is in the cards — NATO released a statement noting it “counts on the continued contributions of Turkey and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of NATO.”

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