The prime minister says the agreement will go through the normal process by the relevant ministry.

The prime minister says the nature of the purchases will be left to the armed forces to decide.

The leaders, who held talks during the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly, agreed to visit each others' countries soon, reports say.

Mark Dickey was on an international exploration mission in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus mountains, when he reportedly began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding at a depth of 1,040m.

Mark Dickey was on an international exploration expedition in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus mountains when he began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding.

After an earthquake killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria, Syria allowed the UN to use those two border crossings from Turkey to dispatch aid.

Sweden and Finland applied to join Nato last year, casting aside policies of military non-alignment that had lasted through the decades of the Cold War as Russia's invasion of Ukraine reframed security considerations.

Sweden's bid must still be approved by the Turkish parliament, and Erdogan has agreed to push for its ratification.

The messages threatens to tear at Erdogan's ties with the Kremlin, which warned ahead of the meeting that it would be watching the outcome of Zelensky's visit 'very closely'.

Sweden and Finland applied for Nato membership last year, ditching long-held policies of military non-alignment after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Turkey has said Sweden harbours members of what it considers terrorist groups - a charge Sweden denies - and has demanded their extradition as a step toward ratifying Swedish membership.

Finland, which applied together with Sweden, joined Nato in April, but Turkey continues to block Swedish membership citing security concerns.