WASHINGTON (The White House press service) — President Trump participates in a joint press conference with President of Turkey Erdogan.

Trump and Erdogan concluded a visit without achieving an agreement on Turkey’s decision earlier this year to accept delivery of a Russian air defence system that poses such a threat to NATO security that the U.S. suspended Turkish participation in the multinational F-35 fighter jet program.

President Donald Trump says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are “very good friends”, but their meeting Wednesday at the White House failed to resolve an issue that has badly strained relations between the two NATO allies.