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Pompeo: ‘Unfortunate’ if Turkey decides to leave NATO

By Joel Gehrke
Published November 1, 2018 6:22pm ET
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Pompeo: ‘Unfortunate’ if Turkey decides to leave NATO
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. Talks on Friday focused on strained ties with Russia, a fresh peace effort in Afghanistan and a new training mission for Iraq. | (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should resist any temptation to leave NATO in pursuit of Russian friendship, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday.

“It would be unfortunate for NATO; it’d be unfortunate for the United States, and I think even more unfortunate for the people of Turkey if that were to become the case,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told radio show host Tony Katz.

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Mike Pompeo NATO Recep Tayyip Erdogan Russia Turkey