国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey-U.S. ties in spotlight as Erdogan faces tough talks with Trump
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="congratulating">congratulating</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="captured">captured</span>. <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="cooperating">cooperating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Units">Units</span> (<span word="YPG">YPG</span>) <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlawed">outlawed</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span>' <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PKK">PKK</span>).</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="arming">arming</span> <span word="YPG">YPG</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PKK">PKK</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="arming">arming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="YPG">YPG</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="cooperating">cooperating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="proxy">proxy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>.</p>
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