Obama meets Erdogan on margins of nuclear summit: White House

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WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday said that US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart in Washington, amid tensions over human rights and the crisis in Syria.

“President Obama this evening met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit,” the White House announced, having previously stated the pair were unlikely to hold sit-down talks — a decision widely perceived as a snub by Washington.