Obama congratulates Turkey's Erdogan on presidential win

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XP3sor_W4B9HtXb437PZNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-12T191923Z_2_LYNXMPEA7B0QF_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY-ELECTION.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/obama-speaks-turkeys-erdogan-white-house-says-170845480.html)U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his victory as the country's next president, the White House said. Erdogan vowed to pursue a period of reconciliation in Turkey after securing the post with more than 52 percent of the vote on Sunday. "The president praised the prime minister?s speech on Sunday and **ted that as Turkey?s first directly elected president, the prime minister has an historic opportunity to further move Turkey forward," the White House said in a statement. "The president and prime minister agreed on the importance of close cooperation on Syria and Iraq and the terrorist threat emanating from the region," the White House said.




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