Erdoğan, Trump meet on sidelines of G20 summit in Argentina

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Argentina on Saturday.
Erdoğan discussed the situation in Syria's Manbij and Idlib areas with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

The closed-door meeting between two leaders, which lasted 50 minutes, was held on the sidelines of the G20 Leader's Summit in the capital Buenos Aires.

This was the second time Erdoğan and Trump met in Argentina's capital on the G20 sidelines.

On Friday, before the special session -- entitled Fair and Sustainable Future -- of the summit, Turkish president had a brief chat with Trump.

Ahead of their meeting, Erdoğan and Trump posed for a photo with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Erdoğan also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Argentina's President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires.

During the gatherings, Erdoğan was accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın as well as Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, the Turkish Presidency's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun and Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan.