Turkey's Erdogan wishes Biden 'best of luck' in 2024 re-election bid


U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Fresh from handing Joe Biden a diplomatic victory by easing Sweden's path into NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wished the U.S. president good luck in his 2024 re-election campaign.

"Now, you are getting prepared for the forthcoming elections," Erdogan told Biden when the two met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Lithuania.

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