Rep. Engel Issues Statement on Trump-Erdogan Bilateral Meeting
July 01, 2019
July 01, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the reported meeting between President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 Summit:
"The President's reported promise not to sanction Turkey if the purchase of Russian weapons jeopardizes NATO and our own national security. Turkey cannot operate an advanced Russian air defense system alongside se . . .
"The President's reported promise not to sanction Turkey if the purchase of Russian weapons jeopardizes NATO and our own national security. Turkey cannot operate an advanced Russian air defense system alongside se . . .