CHICAGO
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that they expected the United States to meet Turkey's demands in combating terrorism in his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday.
Gul and Obama had a meeting on the sidelines of NATO Summit in Chicago.
President Gul told Obama that Turkey's demands in fighting against terrorism should be met, stating that they knew the United States was working with a positive approach on the matter, but they had to get results as soon as possible.
Gul said that they could not get any result in regard to sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Gul said that some steps have been taken regarding Turkey-U.S. economic relations, but there was need for more concrete progress.
Diplomatic officials quoted Obama as saying on sale of UAVs that the issue was also on their agenda. But this was not something he could deal with alone, he said, adding, "There is Congress regarding sales."
Obama said there was need to work together on the matter, stating that Turkish and U.S. teams would continue to work.
Obama said that Turkey played constructive roles in sessions of NATO summit meeting, thanking Turkey for its contributions.
Turkish president meets U.S. president
Turkish President Abdullah Gul met on Monday with U.S. President Barack Obama in Chicago on the sidelines of a summit meeting of NATO.
Earlier Gul had bilateral meetings with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.
Gul also attended a meeting on Afghanistan held within the scope of NATO Summit.
He also had talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and French President Francois Hollande.
(Reporting by Mehmet Toroglu)
