Top Turkish ministers expected to skip anti-ISIS summit

Published July 19, 2016 5:31pm ET



Both Turkey’s foreign minister and defense minister have canceled plans to attend Wednesday’s Counter-Islamic State summit in Washington, according to Turkish press reports.

Asked about the reports, a Pentagon spokesman could not confirm them and would say only, “We expect Turkey to be represented tomorrow [Wednesday].”

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