2024-07-12 16:05:20
AA / Istanbul / Serdar Dincel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an intense diplomatic activity during the summit of the leaders of the NATO member states in Washington.
Heads of state and government of NATO member states gathered in the American capital on Tuesday for a three-day summit, marking 75 years of the military alliance.
On Tuesday, President Erdogan met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
On Wednesday, the Turkish head of state met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Italian Council President Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The Turkish president held bilateral meetings on Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French Emmanuel Macron and new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan also spoke to other leaders during the sessions and meetings organized as part of the summit.
– Erdogan – Macron meeting
During their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emmanuel Macron discussed bilateral relations between Ankara and Paris, the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israel’s attacks against Palestine, as well as regional and international issues, according to of Communications. Turkish Presidency Directorate.
“Emphasizing the importance of strengthening relations between Turkey and France in all areas,” Erdogan said Turkey’s EU accession process needed to be revived and Ankara should be supported in that sense.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Western countries should encourage Israel to accept a ceasefire in Gaza, where it has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians since October 7, contributing to regional and global peace.’
He urged Macron to confirm that it would be “favorable for France to take concrete measures in this regard,” the Communications Directorate said.
– Meeting between the Turkish president and the new British Prime Minister
The meeting between President Erdogan and the new British Prime Minister Starmer focused on “bilateral relations between Turkey and the United Kingdom as well as regional and international issues.”
Erdogan emphasized that “Turkey and the United Kingdom can take further steps to improve their relations in all areas” and that Ankara “wishes the positive development of relations between the two countries to continue.”
– Erdogan and Scholz discuss regional issues
During his meeting with Olaf Scholz, the Turkish president said that Israel must be pressured to end its attacks on Gaza and not to waste the opportunity to reach a ceasefire, adding that efforts were important increase to prevent the spread of conflicts i. the region.
The Turkish head of state also emphasized that he expected Berlin’s support for the revival of Turkey’s EU accession process.
– Rencontre Erdogan – Zelensky
During the meeting between Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia was discussed, as well as regional and global issues, the communications directorate of the Turkish Presidency shows.
Ankara continues its efforts to end the war between kyiv and Moscow by “achieving a true peace,” Erdogan said, adding that efforts have been made to revive the Black Sea grain initiative, and that Ankara is ready for all type of initiative, including intervention. , as a basis for achieving peace.
– The President of Turkey meets the President of the Council of Italy
During his meeting with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, Erdogan said that the relationship between the two countries would continue to develop through the measures to be taken and that they would continue to work in this direction.
Turkey is doing everything in its power to end tensions in the region and all countries must make efforts to achieve that, he said.
– Erdogan calls for a “spirit of solidarity” based on “good neighborliness” with Greece
During his meeting with Mitsotakis, Erdogan said that Turkey was continuing its efforts to develop a “spirit of solidarity” with Greece based on the principle of “good neighborliness” and that these efforts would continue to increase.
The Turkish head of state also said that positive efforts should be increased to end the conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine and that it would be beneficial for all countries in the region to work towards peace in those regions
– Erdogan, Orban discuss Ankara’s EU accession process and Hungary’s rotating EU Presidency
During Erdogan’s meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, the relationship between the two countries, the accession process of Türkiye to the EU and regional and international issues were discussed.
President Erdogan reiterated that Ankara continues its peaceful efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia and Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip and that the international community should increase its efforts to restore peace in those regions.
The Turkish president also emphasized that Türkiye expects support to revive its accession process with the EU and to improve relations during Hungary’s rotating presidency of the EU.
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