Alena Palazhchenko. Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry confirmed the intention to continue the fight against terrorism in the middle East, reports Anadolu Agency on the last working day of the week, citing government sources.

U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry during his middle East tour has arrived on a working visit to Ankara, where he met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The meetings were closed to reporters mode. On inaccurate information from government sources, published by the Agency, it is known that the parties discussed the possible participation of Turkey in the operation against the terrorist group " Islamic state ". An agreement was reached on the exchange of intelligence, providing the Syrian opposition logistical support and humanitarian aid. In General, Turkey and the United States confirmed that they will continue to fight against the terrorist threat in the region.

In addition to the middle Eastern subjects, upon written request of the Minister of foreign Affairs of Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the agenda are issues related to the situation in Cyprus, Ukraine, Iraq.

U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry is touring the Middle East in order to make an international coalition to combat terrorism, and for example, the grouping " Islamic state " (IG), operating in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq and threatening the countries of the region. He managed to obtain consent from ten Arab countries to oppose the fundamentalists of IG together with Washington. Turkey, agreeing to " passive support " members of the coalition against IG, no plans, however, to take a direct part in the operation, as it is now in the hands of terrorists are 49 employees of the Turkish Embassy.

Terrorist group " Islamic state "with ties to al-Qaeda, Some time ago has intensified its activities in Iraq. Taking advantage of the discontent of the Iraqi Sunnis policy Baghdad, IG launched a massive offensive on the Northern and North-Western province of Iraq and occupied a vast territory, where he announced the creation of so-called Islamic Caliphate.

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