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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump discussed in phone talks on Friday the conflict in Syria, the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and bilateral relations, the press service of the Turkish leader reported.

Our president held phone talks withUS President Donald Trump this evening. In addition tobilateral relations, they discussed the murder ofJamal Khashoggi, the investigation intoFETO [the organization ofTurkish opposition preacher Fethullah Gulen] and the situation inSyria, inparticular, the fight againstterrorism there," the press service said ina statement.

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Previously, US Department ofState said that the United States is not ready todraw conclusions onwhat exactly happened atthe Saudi Consulate inIstanbul afterjournalist Jamal Khashoggi entered it onOctober 2.

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The United States however earlier imposed sanctions against17 Saudi nationals related tothe murder ofthe Washington Post columnist.

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