Intense diplomatic traffic of President Erdogan at the NATO Summit

Carrying out heavy diplomatic traffic at the NATO Leaders Summit, President Erdoğan attended the trilateral meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 10, when he went to Vilnius.

In the written statement made after the meeting, it was stated that Turkey would send Sweden’s NATO Accession Protocols to Parliament and that Sweden would support efforts to revive Turkey’s accession process to the EU.

In the statement, which was reported to have reiterated that Sweden will not support YPG/PYD and FETO, it was noted that they agreed that cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism will continue after Sweden’s accession to NATO and that this is a long-term effort.

After the trilateral meeting, President Erdoğan received the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

BILATERAL INTERVIEWS

Attending a family photo session on the first day of the NATO Leaders’ Summit, President Erdoğan later attended the North Atlantic Council meeting.

President Erdoğan, who started bilateral talks after the session, met French President Emmanuel Macron for the first time at the LITEXPO Exhibition and Fair Center.

Erdogan also met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

During the meetings, bilateral relations, cooperation in the fight against terrorism, Turkey’s accession process to the EU and Sweden’s accession process to NATO were discussed.

INTERVIEW WITH BIDEN

President Erdoğan met with US President Joe Biden yesterday as part of the NATO Leaders Summit.

At the beginning of the meeting, Erdoğan thanked Biden for his congratulatory message on his re-election by calling him, saying: “I think it is time for consultations at the level of heads of state in the sphere of the strategic mechanism. Today, I see this meeting on the sidelines of NATO as the first step towards that. Our previous meetings were like warm-ups, but now we are starting a new process. Of course, for me, this new process is a five-year process, now you also have electoral preparations. I wish you success in preparing for this election in advance.” he used the phrase.

Following the Erdogan-Biden meeting, the Presidential Communications Directorate said in a statement: “The meeting discussed political, economic and trade relations between Turkey and the United States, opportunities for cooperation in the field of security and regional affairs”. It was said.

President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan attended the dinner hosted by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at the Vilnius Presidential Palace in honor of “Heads of State and Government” as part of the NATO Summit.

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED ON THE SECOND DAY

President Erdoğan continued his meetings at the LITEXPO Exhibition and Fair Center on the second day of the NATO Summit.

Erdoğan; The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, met with the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, the Greek Prime Minister, Kiryakos Mitsotakis, the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and the President of the European Union Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

President Erdoğan, who attended the NATO-Ukraine Heads of State and Government Meeting, chatted for a while with US President Biden and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg in the room where the session will take place.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, MIT Head İbrahim Kalın, Communications Director Chairman Fahrettin Altun, Defense Industries Head Haluk Görgün and Senior Adviser to the Presidency Ambassador Akif Çağata and Kılıç were also present.

STATEMENT BY THE HEAD OF THE EU COMMISSION VON DER LEYEN

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union (EU) Commission, took stock on social networks after meeting with President Erdoğan within the framework of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

Noting that he had a “good meeting” with Erdogan, von der Leyen said he welcomed Turkey’s agreement to advance Sweden’s NATO membership.

Von der Leyen said: “We also discussed continued support for Ukraine, Turkey’s unremitting efforts to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the scope of strengthening EU-Turkey relations.” he used the phrase. (AA)