Jen Psaki'nin 26 ekim 2021 basın toplantısında Türkiye ile ilgili kısım

 Beyaz Ev Sözcüsü Jen Psaki'nin 26 ekim 2021 basın toplantısından Türkiye ile ilgili kısım 

Q    Jen?

MS. PSAKI:  Go ahead.

Q    I was wondering if you could walk us through what happened with Turkey over the last couple days.  There was this threat to expel our ambassador, then we issued the statement confirming our compliance with the Vienna Convention. 

And so, I’m wondering: Should that statement be read as us in any way retreating from the letter that we put out that sort of kickstarted this whole thing, that said that the continued detention of that philanthropist there was a shadow over, you know, a respect for democracy and the rule of law?

MS. PSAKI:  It should not be seen through that light in any way.  Obviously, we continue to speak out about the detainment of activists, of journalists, of individuals around the world, including in Turkey.  And we also raise issues, privately and publicly, where we have concerns, as we have in this case.

Turkey remains a NATO Ally — a country that we will continue to work with on a range of joint shared interests moving forward.

Q    There’s a number of issues — this, but also on defense contracts with Turkey.  Is there any plan for the President to meet with President Erdoğan at these upcoming summits?

MS. PSAKI:  We have space — as I think Ed noted — in the schedule, which we’re working to finalize for additional bilateral meetings. 

As you know, he met with — he met with his Turkish counterparts last — when he was — in June on his first foreign trip.  But I don’t have anything to predict quite yet.  And hopefully, with each day that follows, we’ll have more.

For those of you who are on the plane, we’re going to do another gaggle with Jake on the plane on the way there.