The meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden has ended.

APA's Istanbul correspondent reports that the meeting of the two leaders lasted about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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A meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden has begun.

APA's Istanbul correspondent reports that the meeting is being held within the framework of the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkish leader said he was pleased to meet with his American counterpart.

In turn, the US President thanked Erdogan for the steps taken in connection with the withdrawal of Ukrainian grain from the ports of the Black Sea, Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO.