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The leaders of Turkey and the U.S. on Thursday discussed bilateral cooperation and regional security at a meeting following a dinner to kick off a global nuclear summit, the White House said, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The White House meeting on the margins of the two-day Nuclear Security Summit also addressed counterterrorism and migration, AA wrote.
Obama extended condolences to Erdogan for victims of recent terrorist attacks in Turkey, according to a White House statement that said the American leader reaffirmed support "for Turkey's security" and both countries' "mutual struggle against terrorism."
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The Turkish president on Friday is expected to hold separate bilateral meeting with other world leaders, his office said.