Mr Blinken is due to arrive in Turkey on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s south-east and neighbouring Syria on Feb 6.
Also topping the agenda will be the stalled Nato bids of Sweden and Finland, which Turkey has so far refused to ratify.Turkey has recently indicated it Since the earthquake, the United States has sent a search and rescue team to Turkey, medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery, and additional funding of US$85 million in humanitarian aid that also covers Syria.But the trip comes two years after he took office, in stark contrast with some of his predecessors including Hillary Clinton and Rex Tillerson, who made the visit within the first three months of their terms.
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