Erdogan makes important statements before leaving for meeting with Biden

President Erdogan spoke at the airport before heading to Brussels for the NATO summit. “The April 24 approach has upset us. It’s not right for us to go through this without bringing it up” he said.

“We will attend an important summit. NATO is also adapting to new conditions while updating itself in the face of different threats.

We will attend an important summit where decisions will be taken on the NATO 2030 process, which will set the alliance’s roadmap for the next 10 years. As Turkey, we are fighting many terrorist organizations at the same time. Yesterday’s attack on SIFA Hospital in Afrin showed how the PKK is a treacherous, savage organization. I wish God’s mercy to our brothers and sisters who lost their lives in the attack, and healing to the wounded.”

APRIL 24 APPROACH UPSET US

“This will be our first face-to-face meeting with Biden after he took office, and we need to put Turkey-America relations on the table, first. Our topic area is very wide. The reason is April 24 was unfortunately a very negative development for us. This approach has seriously upset us. We shouldn’t go without addressing it.

There are issues, on the table having to do with the defense industry. Most notably is the F-35 issue, as the USA has not complied with the contract. The United States did not keep its promise about the patriots and took them back. So we took steps having to do with S-400.”

OUR FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE IS 100 BILLION DOLLARS

“Our central bank’s foreign exchange reserves have reached $ 100 billion. We have reached a very important agreement with China. We already had a $ 2.4 billion swap deal with China, and now we have increased the total to $ 6 billion with a new $ 3.6 billion deal.”

MUCILAGE PROBLEM

“We (meaning I) have given our messages. Our YÖK President has given his messages. We’ve talked about what we can do next. At 77 points, 700 cubic meters of mucilage have been cleaned. These works will continue 24/7. After the examination of the collected mucilage, it will be clear what will happen.”