Turkey said it had carried out airstrikes Friday on PKK “hideouts” and “weapons sites.”

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed negotiations, saying they were the only way to end the civil war.

“Our longstanding policy on arms sales to Taiwan has been consistent across six different U.S. administrations.”

“While give-and-take is normal in negotiations, we are of the opinion that the agreement could have been more ambitious.”