Obama congratulates Turkish PM on election victory

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US President Barack Obama congratulated the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his “historic victory” in the recently concluded general elections in Turkey.

“President Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Air Force One on Wednesday to congratulate the Prime Minister on the historic victory of his party in Turkey’s June 12 parliamentary elections,” the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

“The leaders noted the rich partnership and warm friendship between the United States and Turkey, and agreed to continue working closely together to develop an even stronger bilateral relationship,” the statement said.