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“Noting the strategic partnership between Turkey and the United States, the two leaders emphasized the importance of continuing to work together to further strengthen bilateral relations and increase stability in the region,” the Turkish Presidency said in a statement, according to Reuters.

The two leaders agreed to meet in New York at the United States General Assembly, scheduled for this month.

Read alsoErdogan's security, supporters assault Kurdish, Armenian protesters outside Turkish embassy in D.C. - mediaThe call was notable for its timing, coming a day after Erdogan described a U.S. prosecutor’s indictment against Turkey’s former economy minister as being politically motivated and tantamount to an attack on Ankara.

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The former minister, Zafer Caglayan, and the ex-head of a state-owned Turkish bank were charged this week with conspiring to violate Iran sanctions by illegally moving hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system on Tehran’s behalf.

The indictment marked the first time an ex-government member with close ties to Erdogan had been charged in the ongoing U.S. investigation, which has strained ties between the two countries.

Ties between the United States and its NATO ally have been strained by Washington’s support for the YPG Kurdish fighters in the battle against Islamic State in Syria. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist group.

Read alsoTurkey's Erdogan tells German foreign minister 'know your place' – mediaAnkara has also been frustrated by what it sees as Washington’s reluctance to extradite the Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkey blames Gulen, who has lived in Pennsylvania since 1999, for last year’s failed coup.