Turkish, US defense ministers talk on phone amid tension
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and US counterpart Jim Mattis speak over phone amid tensin between the two states.
According to Turkish broadcasters and the state news agency they discussed bilateral defense deals, Syria and counterterrorism.
Turkish ties with the United States are in a tense period, following the US imposing sanctions on Turkey’s interior and justice ministers for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.
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