NATO Leaders Summit Begins
The NATO Leaders’ Summit begins today in Washington, the capital of the United States. President Tayyip Erdoğan will represent Turkey at the summit, which will last until July 11. Erdoğan, who is going to the United States, will attend the alliance’s heads of state and government meeting tomorrow. In the evening of the same day, the leaders and their spouses will meet at a dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Multiple Binary Contacts
The Russia-Ukraine War will be the first item on the agenda at the NATO Leaders Summit. Turkey will also reiterate its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and state that a point needs to be found to bring Russia and Ukraine to the peace table. President Erdoğan will also hold numerous bilateral meetings as part of the summit. Erdoğan is expected to make assessments with his counterparts under the headings of “stopping the massacre Israel is implementing in Gaza and what needs to be done for lasting peace.”
He May Meet With Biden
Among the leaders that Erdoğan is expected to meet with is the host US President Biden. The two leaders are expected to discuss the latest developments in Syria, US support for the YPG/PYD and NATO values, the work of the strategic mechanism established with the US, the $100 billion trade target, and Turkey’s F-16 procurement process.
Congratulatory Phone Call to Pezeshkiyan
President Erdoğan congratulated Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on his election victory over the phone. The meeting discussed bilateral relations between Turkey and Iran, regional and global issues. Erdoğan stated that he believes that relations between Turkey and Iran will continue to develop in every field in the new period with the strength they derive from their deep-rooted history.
We Will Develop Good Relations with All Countries
TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş visited the Diyanet Center of America in Washington, the capital of the USA, where he was present for the NATO Parliament Speakers Summit. Kurtulmuş, who came together with Turks in the USA and representatives of civil society organizations, said, “We are entering the upcoming period much stronger with the understanding of a strong Turkey and a strong society. As Turkey, we will continue on our path by evaluating the opportunities in front of us, not by being discouraged by certain threats we face or by withdrawing and stepping back from certain developments.”
Emphasizing that “There is no other country in the world that has as many different foreign policy cards as we do,” Kurtulmuş said, “Therefore, without ever putting on blinkers, without ever having a one-sided understanding, we will develop good relations with all countries in the world and we will make an effort to use this for the good of our nation, our region and humanity. We are already demonstrating this stance and the results of this understanding in the face of different crises. When we say ‘The world is bigger than five,’ we are not just saying this as a slogan, we are not putting this forward as a political argument either. We see this as one of the most important needs of the world and we are mobilizing all our power as Turkey to confirm this.”
