US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country, according to a spokesperson for Turkey's leader, AlJazeera reports.
Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin said Trump wants to make the trip in 2019 but a date has not been set.
The White House confirmed the invitation for Trump to visit next year, adding: "While nothing definite is being planned, the president is open to a potential meeting in the future."
Trump hosted Erdogan at the White House in May last year.
Kalin said Erdogan extended the invitation during a weekend phone call between the presidents on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, which was announced last week by Trump.