On je izjavio da je u Ankaru došao i da lično čestita svom kolegi i da potvrdi opredjeljenje američke vojske jačanju svojih "već bliskih radnih odnosa" s turskim oružanim snagama.
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.