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Trump aide Bolton met Turkey ambassador to discuss US pastor: White House

Published: 13 Aug 2018 - 09:59 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 04:14 pm
John Bolton

John Bolton

Reuters

WASHINGTON:  White House national security adviser John Bolton met on Monday with Turkey's ambassador to the United States to discuss Turkey's detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson, the White House said.

"At the Turkish ambassador's request, Ambassador John Bolton met with Ambassador Serdar Kilic of Turkey today in the White House. They discussed Turkey's continued detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson and the state of the U.S.-Turkey relationship," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

(Reporting By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)