He said he came to Ankara both to congratulate his counterpart personally, as well as to reaffirm the US military's commitment to strengthening its "already close working relationship" with the Turkish armed forces.
Kazao je kako je došao u Ankaru kako bi osobno čestitao svojem kolegi te potvrdio predanost američke vojske jačanju svojeg "ionako bliskog radnog odnosa" s turskim oružanim snagama.