ANKARA, Oct 8 (Reuters) -

President Tayyip Erdogan said he was hopeful that

his meeting

last month with U.S. President Donald Trump would help lift

sanctions blocking Turkey's purchase of F-35 jets, and also help

resolve a legal case against state lender Halkbank.

The U.S. CAATSA sanctions, applied in 2020 over Turkey's

purchase of Russian S-400 air defences, and the U.S. charges

that Halkbank helped Iran skirt separate sanctions

emerged as key issues in the White House talks two weeks ago.

The sides announced no agreements on those issues after

the meeting between Trump and Erdogan.

"I hope the F-35 issue will be resolved and CAATSA sanctions

will be lifted," Erdogan told reporters on a flight back from

Azerbaijan, when asked about the meeting and a subsequent phone

call with Trump.

"We must achieve this. Our visit has ushered in a new

era in Turkish-U.S. relations and further strengthened the

dialogue and friendship between us," he said, according to a

transcript of his remarks shared by his office on Wednesday.

On Halkbank, Erdogan said that Trump told him both at

the White House and in their phone call that "the Halkbank

problem is finished for us," according to the readout.

On Tuesday Reuters reported, citing

two sources

, that Turkish officials proposed settling the case against

Halkbank for some $100 million during the White House meeting.

Shares in Halkbank subsequently rose 7.9% in Istanbul.

"We also know that there are some processes (related to

Halkbank) that need to be completed. Our hope is that these

processes will conclude positively as soon as possible," Erdogan

was quoted as saying on the flight.