Biden: I never apologized to Turkey
Joe Biden on Monday contradicted the White House and said he hasn�t apologized to Turkish president.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says he never apologized to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for claiming Turkey s mistakes helped foreign fighters enter Syria.
In a speech last month, Biden said Erdogan had conceded to him that Turkey mistakenly assisted foreign fighters, including Islamic State extremists, seeking to depose the Syrian regime. Erdogan demanded an apology, and other U.S. allies implicated by Biden s remarks also objected.
Biden s office and the White House press secretary later said Biden had called Erdogan and apologized for any implication that Turkey helped extremists.
But Biden now says in a CNN interview that s not true. He says he merely told Erdogan that his comments had been misreported and clarified his remarks.
The vice president s office didn t immediately respond to inquiries about the contradiction.
