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Pompeo Calls Turkish FM Over Jailed US Pastor

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke on the telephone Thursday about an escalating row over detained pastor … Continue reading Pompeo Calls Turkish FM Over Jailed US Pastor


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during press conference in Amman on April 30, 2018. STRINGER / AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during press conference in Amman. STRINGER / AFP

 

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke on the telephone Thursday about an escalating row over detained pastor Andrew Brunson, a top Turkish official said.

“Our minister spoke with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,” the official said on condition of anonymity after President Donald Trump demanded Brunson’s release and warned Washington was ready to impose “large sanctions”.

AFP