US National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster met Turkish officials ahead of a vicit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later on this month, media reported on Tuesday.

McMaster headed the US delegation during the meeting with the Turkish officials, which included Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, the General Staff’s Chief Gen. Hulusi Akar and Head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan, in the White House, Anadolu news agency reported.

The sides discussed the issues on the bilateral agenda, situation in Syria and Iraq and other security issues, according to the news agency.

Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the United States in mid-May.

Source: Sputnik