ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Wednesday with Jared Kushner for talks focused on the Trump administration’s planned but as-yet unveiled Middle East peace initiative.
Erdogan’s office said the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law was also attended by Turkey’s Economy Minister Berat Albayrak, who is Erdogan’s son-in-law.
Kushner has said he plans to release details of the plan sometime after Israel’s April 9 Israeli election. But he has said it will address all “final status” issues, including borders, and require compromises by all sides. He has made no mention of establishing a separate Palestinian state and said the plan would focus heavily on offering economic “opportunities” to the Palestinians.
His comments about the initiative have received a cool reception from Israeli and Palestinian leaders and his trip to Ankara is part of a Mideast tour aimed at building support for the plan.