ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 presidential election, after years of rising tension between the Nato allies.
But the personal rapport between Erdogan and President Donald Trump has kept relations from deteriorating further. He said"the strong cooperation and alliance" between the two countries would continue to contribute to world peace."No matter how the official election results manifest, I thank you for the sincere and determined vision you have put forth for Turkey-US relations to develop on the basis of our mutual interests and values during your presidency in the last four years," Erdogan said in the message.
Soli Ozel, lecturer on international relations at Istanbul's Kadir Has University, said Turkey was"not an easily dispensable partner" and he did not"share this infantile view that he is a Turkey hater. He is probably the one person in the American establishment who knows Turkey best."
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