Erdogan, Biden complete negotiations in Rome (UPDATE)

By Trend

On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his American counterpart Joe Biden, Trend reports citing Turkish media.

The talks began at 13:15 (GMT + 4), were closed to the press and lasted about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

The meeting was also attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu.

13:35 (GMT+4) On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome, the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his American counterpart Joe Biden started, Trend reports citing Turkish media.

The meeting began at 13:15 (GMT + 4) and is closed to the press. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu also takes part in the meeting.

The last time the leaders of Turkey and the United States met face-to-face on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels in June.

Erdogan said earlier that the key topic of the upcoming talks with the head of the White House, Joe Biden, will be the issue of Turkey's participation in the program for the development of fifth-generation F-35 aircraft.