The House of Representatives group called on Trump to cancel President Erdogan's visit to the White House on November 13 for a military operation in Syria.

A congressional Democratic and Republican congressional group wrote on November 11 to President Donald Trump, expressing "profound concern" about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan going to the White House on November 13 and asked Trump to retract the invitation.

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Turkish President Erdogan speaks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA on September 24 Photo: Reuters

In a letter written by Speaker of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, the MPs said that this was "an extremely inappropriate time" for President Erdogan to visit the US.

"President Erdogan's decision to launch a military operation in northern Syria on October 9 had disastrous consequences for US national security, resulting in a deep division within NATO and a crisis. humanitarian in Syria, "the parliamentarian group wrote.

MPs accused Turkish forces of killing civilians and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, forcing more than 100,000 people to leave their homes during the campaign.

They also mentioned Turkey's acquisition of Russia's S-400 missile defense system, cooperated with Russia to build illegal TurkStream gas pipeline and gas drilling in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus.

Robert O'Brien, US national security adviser, said President Trump during his White House meeting would confront Erdogan over the purchase of the S-400 system. "We are very upset about this," O'Brien said on CBS's "Face the Nation" on November 10. "There is no room in NATO for S-400 missiles or major Russian arms purchases. It is a clear message that the President will deliver when he arrives in Washington," O'Brien added.