WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel on Sunday (Feb 19) to Türkiye to discuss support after a massive earthquake, his first trip to the NATO ally which has had turbulent relations with Washington. Blinken will visit Incirlik air base, through which the United States has shipped aid
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel on Sunday to Türkiye to discuss support after a massive earthquake, his first trip to the NATO ally which has had turbulent relations with Washington.
The United States has flown in some 200 rescuers and contributed an initial US$85 million in relief for Türkiye, deploying Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters to bring supplies to worst-hit areas. But the Biden administration has since viewed Türkiye as helpful for a mediatory role between Russia and Ukraine, including in a deal to ship grain through the Black Sea to alleviate world shortages.
Türkiye has been the key holdout, with Erdogan pressing Sweden to crack down on Kurdish militants seen by Ankara as terrorists. Blinken is expected to discuss tensions with Türkiye when he travels on Monday to Athens, although the temperature has cooled since the earthquake as Greece provides assistance to its neighbour.
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