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.
On je rekao da je došao u Ankaru da lično čestita svom kolegi, kao i da potvrdi posvećenost američke vojske jačanju njenog "ionako bliskog radnog odnosa" sa turskim oružanim snagama.