US Vice President Joseph Biden will again try to convince Turkey to get more involved in the fight of the international coalition against the extremist group Islamic State (IS).
Tonight in Turkey, he will meet with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and on Saturday he will talk with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
This visit takes place after several weeks of disputes and harsh rhetoric between the two NATO allies.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists that if the US wants to help, it should focus less on the fight against IS and more on ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Erdogan also advocates the establishment of a safe zone in the north of Syria from where moderate fighters could launch a coup and attack.
Turkey has promised to train and equip moderate Syrian forces on its soil, but so far no further details have been specified.
"The coalition forces did not take the steps we asked of them... Turkey's position will be the same as it is now," Erdogan said two days before Biden's visit.
Turkish officials claim that Turkey is an active partner in the coalition against the Islamic State.
There are currently 1,6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey who fled to that country in the face of violence by the jihadists of the Islamic State.
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