Turkey's business circle has welcomed the positive atmosphere of the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump held on Saturday, the head of a key business council said.
"U.S. President Trump's goodwill and rational attitude is very promising," Mehmet Ali Yalcindag, the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAIK) chair, said in a statement.
Blaming the former U.S. President Barack Obama administration for the ongoing S400-F35 tension between the two countries, Trump said it is not Turkey's or Turkish President Erdogan's fault.
Trump also gave a clear sign that his administration will not seek the path of any sanctions against Turkey.
Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey have escalated in recent months over the Russian S-400 air defense systems purchase, which Washington said will jeopardize Turkey's role in the F-35 fighter jet program and could trigger sanctions.
Following protracted efforts to purchase an air defense system from the U.S. with no success, Ankara decided in 2017 to purchase the Russian S-400s.
Recalling that Trump raised the bilateral trade volume target between the two countries to $100 billion from $75 billion, Yalcindag said, "We are also revising our target, we will do our best."
He added, they have been working on a roadmap for a while which will be presented to both presidents during Trump's Turkey visit.
The G20 Leaders� Summit, followed by more than 2,000 journalists from around the world, is being attended by 30,000 people, including 19 leaders and delegates from the European Union.
By Tuba Sahin
Anadolu Agency