By Rob Reynolds, Al Jazeera's senior correspondent in Washington
".....Erdogan said the US and Turkey have a "model partnership".
Strategic disagreements
Nevertheless, there are significant strategic disagreements. Obama would like the Turks, who have Nato's second-largest army, to send more troops to Afghanistan.
But Erdogan has consistently refused to send combat forces, instead keeping the 1750 Turkish troops already there confined to a non-combat role.
Obama appears not to have pressed the issue with an outright demand for more troops......
Erdogan has been building closer economic ties and diplomatic relations with Tehran. Turkey is one of Iran's major economic partners, with $10 billion in bilateral trade annually. If Obama succeeds in tightening the economic stranglehold around Iran, it will hurt Turkey economically......"
".....Erdogan said the US and Turkey have a "model partnership".
Strategic disagreements
Nevertheless, there are significant strategic disagreements. Obama would like the Turks, who have Nato's second-largest army, to send more troops to Afghanistan.
But Erdogan has consistently refused to send combat forces, instead keeping the 1750 Turkish troops already there confined to a non-combat role.
Obama appears not to have pressed the issue with an outright demand for more troops......
Erdogan has been building closer economic ties and diplomatic relations with Tehran. Turkey is one of Iran's major economic partners, with $10 billion in bilateral trade annually. If Obama succeeds in tightening the economic stranglehold around Iran, it will hurt Turkey economically......"
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