On Thursday, November 14, Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu addressed a roundtable of distinguished American officials, foreign diplomats, representatives of the private sector and the NGO world on the latest developments in US-Turkey relations and the future of the alliance. The roundtable was organized by the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY in Washington, D.C.

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson and Atlantic Council Turkey Representative and Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Director Defne Arslan greet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

The timely discussion with Minister Çavuşoğlu took place one day after President Donald Trump hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House. US-Turkey relations have undergone a dramatic past few months in the wake of President Trump’s decision to reduce the US mission in Syria and Turkey’s subsequent operation in Syria.

From left: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council; H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey; H.E. Serdar Kılıç, Turkish Ambassador to the United States

Following introductory remarks by Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson and Atlantic Council Turkey Representative and Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Director Defne Arslan, Minister Cavuşoğlu addressed the critical issues in bilateral relations, talked about the next steps and answered questions from the roundtable participants moderated by Damon Wilson.

From left: Defne Arslan; Turkey Representative and Director, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY; Atlantic Council; Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council; H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey