President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made important statements on national and international issues. Emphasizing that a similar counter-terrorism strategy should be established among NATO allies, Erdoğan stated that a direct NATO-Russia conflict was worrisome. He drew attention to the need to prevent such negative scenarios.
Erdoğan stated that structures such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS are not alternatives to NATO, and that each serves different purposes. He also said that the threats posed by Israel in the region must end and that such initiatives could lead to further conflict risks in the region.
President Erdoğan also touched on the issue of Syria, stating that Syrian lands should be cleared of terrorism and become a prosperous state governed by Syrians. He emphasized that those who dream of establishing a state of terror in the region will be disappointed and that such a scenario will not come true.