Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The presidents of US and Turkey agreed that the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak could only be won through global solidarity and cooperation.
US Pres Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed the ongoing virus pandemic, as well as bilateral relations and regional developments.
In a statement, White House’s Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said the two leaders “agreed to work closely together on the international campaign to defeat the virus and bolster the global economy.”
The Turkish Directorate of Communications said the leaders agreed to take the necessary steps to share best practices and data on controlling the various effects of the pandemic.
Besides discussing regional and bilateral issues, the two leaders also agreed “it is more important now than ever for” conflict-hit countries, particularly Syria and Libya, to adhere to cease-fires amid the pandemic, the Turkish statement said.
In Turkey, more than 10,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 while 168 people died.
In the US, over 3,000 people died of the virus, with 163,429 infected.
The data shows the confirmed number of cases worldwide has surpassed 809,600, with the death toll over 39,500 and more than 172,800 recoveries. — NNN-AGENCIES
