Joe Biden to meet with Erdoğan and face the global press on his last day in Rome
CNN
President Joe Biden's final full day in Rome for the Group of 20 meeting is expected to be headlined by a meeting with the President of Turkey, and a broad meeting with world leaders about the future of the global supply chain before a solo press conference.
Biden's meeting on Sunday morning with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, relayed Saturday evening to reporters by a senior administration official, was not previously on Biden's public schedule. The sit-down comes about a week after Erdoğan ordered 10 ambassadors -- including those from the US, France, and Germany -- be declared "persona non grata" after calling for the release of jailed Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala.
"Certainly, the President will indicate that we need to find a way to avoid crises like that one going forward, and precipitous action is not going to benefit the US-Turkey partnership and alliance," the administration official told reporters in Rome, adding that the two leaders are expected to discuss Libya, and their defense relationship.
