America troops were never welcome or invited to Syria by President Assad - they invaded and occupied the country to promote 'regime change' and proxy wars'.
with Pence and Pompeo
"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Sky News Wednesday that he will not meet with Vice President Mike Pence, who is currently leading a delegation with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Turkey to discuss a ceasefire in northern Syria.
. . . he will only meet with President Trump.
Trump administration officials tell Axios they are banking that his position will change if and when Turkey’s economy starts suffering the way it did last time Trump hit the country with sanctions to secure the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson. . . "
"Behind the scenes:
Trump has gloated to advisers that he broke Erdoğan during the Brunson negotiations — that he hit Turkey "so hard" with sanctions and drove its economy down.
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World Bank revises growth forecast for Turkey
Hürriyet Daily News | October 09 2019 15:22:42
"The World Bank has revised upwards its economic growth forecast for the Turkish economy for 2019, citing improvement in domestic demand.The Turkish economy will record zero percent GDP growth this year, the bank said in its Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia, released on Oct. 9.
In its June report, the World Bank had predicted that the Turkish economy would contract 1 percent in 2019.
“Gradual improvement in domestic demand and net exports are expected to support growth over the forecast horizon, provided that fiscal and monetary policy avert further sharp declines in the lira and corporate debt restructurings help prevent serious damage to the financial system,” the report said.
