Declaring bilateral ties at a “critical point”, Cavusoglu said: “We will either fix the ties or they will break down completely.” Speaking to the press in Istanbul following a meeting with African leaders, he said Washington had made several mistakes in handling its relationship with Ankara, including giving support to the Kurdish militia in Syria known as the People’s Protection Units (YPG). “We want concrete steps (from the US). The missing trust needs to be restored. The reason for that missing trust is the US,” Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet Daily News.