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PM meeting with President Erdogan of Turkey: 1 December 2018

Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

A Downing Street spokesperson said:

This afternoon at the G20 in Argentina, the Prime Minister had discussions with President Erdogan of Turkey.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed that the relationship between the UK and Turkey continues to strengthen.

皇冠体育appy discussed modern slavery and agreed it was important to work together globally to stop this awful crime.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and President Erdogan also discussed the developing trade relationship between the two countries, and agreed there will be opportunity to strengthen this still further when the UK leaves the European Union.

皇冠体育appy discussed increasing our defence industry co-operation, in particular through the TFX fighter jet project.

皇冠体育app PM stressed the importance of ensuring that those responsible for the appalling murder of Jamal Khashoggi are held to account, and said that Saudi Arabia should take action to build confidence that such a deplorable incident could not happen again.

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Published 3 December 2018