ISTANBUL, Apr 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and U.S. President, Donald Trump, agreed to protect the economy and public health, from the threat of the outbreak of COVID-19, during a phone conversation.
“As a requirement of the spirit of solidarity by the NATO alliance, the two leaders agreed to continue their close cooperation, against the threat posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, to our public health and economies,” Turkey’s presidential office announced, in a written statement, on Sunday.
Both leaders also discussed regional developments, as well as, bilateral issues, according to the statement.
The death toll of the virus in Turkey climbed to 2,017 and the confirmed cases totalled 86,306 on Sunday, according to the latest figures of the Health Ministry.– NNN-ANADOLU
