2024-07-09 20:43:07
AA / Ankara / Zafer Fatih Beyaz
“We will put on the agenda the ongoing marches against the Palestinian people in Gaza, where the truth of our shared values is being tested.”
This is what the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Tuesday before his departure for the NATO summit.
The Turkish president held a press conference at Esenboga Airport in Ankara before traveling to the United States to attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Washington.
The summit will propose consultations at the summit to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense structure and to strengthen the allies’ capabilities and means, Erdogan said.
“This summit is particularly important since it corresponds to the 75th anniversary of the founding of NATO. We will follow up on the decisions we took in Vilnius last year. On this occasion, with the participation of representatives from ” At a session of the European Union, we will meet at a leadership level with NATO partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand,” he said.
Saying that the final session of the summit will be held in the NATO-Ukraine Council format, President Erdoğan continued:
“We expect from this summit results that take into account the sensitivities of the allies in matters of national security and that will strengthen the solidarity and the spirit of unity of the Alliance. The implementation of the decisions we took in Vilnius regarding the fight against terrorism and the end of increasing barriers to trade in defense industries between allies is important in this regard During our meeting, we will focus on the growing threat of terrorism around the world, especially in our immediate neighborhood We will also emphasize the need to increase NATO’s efforts to make decisive progress in a comprehensive fight against terrorist organizations.
Türkiye’s commitment and support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence are well known. As we devise steps to support Ukraine, we maintain our principled position that NATO should not be a party to the war. We have declared from the first day that there will be no loss of true peace. To that end, we have had our hands full from the beginning, first to achieve a ceasefire and then to pave the way for lasting peace, especially within the framework of the Istanbul process. Every day the guns speak, the bloodshed and loss of life shows how right we are.”
– Challenges related to emerging technologies will also be on the agenda.
The consultations in Washington will also make an important contribution to determining NATO’s new vision for the southern region.
“The cyber world, the fight against disinformation and the challenges of emerging technologies will also be on our agenda,” he said.
President Erdogan said that the Washington summit will remember again that the central role in the security of the Euro-Atlantic region belongs to NATO.
“Turkey is one of the five allies that contribute the most to NATO missions and operations. We do more than our share in terms of burden sharing. We are one of the backbones of NATO with the capabilities and assets we have developed on land, i.e. at sea and in the air The importance we give to the alliance at this time is clear as threats increase and diversify,” he said.
And it was added: “We will put on the agenda the ongoing mobs against the Palestinian people in Gaza, where the truth of our shared values is being tested. Facing this serious situation, we will emphasize that the international community has failed to stop .Israel and that it will not be possible for the conscience of the world to breathe a sigh of relief until a true and lasting peace is established in Palestine. meetings with the heads of state and government of the allied countries.”
– “We are one of the top five NATO countries”
“We are one of the five best NATO countries. I say this in terms of financial support and also in terms of strengthening NATO. This is Türkiye’s position in this regard. When we say “five best countries”, we do not mean it but for the sake of saying it. It is now an approach of all NATO member states. From now on, we will continue to strengthen and consolidate our position within NATO.”
Emphasizing that Turkey’s role in the election of Mark Rutte as NATO Secretary General was high-level, Erdogan said: “Of course, we will also have meetings with Mr. Rutte in America. Before he takes office, he told me that he We will go to Türkiye.
– Gaza ceasefire
When asked about the current status of efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, Erdogan recalled that very serious negotiations were underway in Doha towards a ceasefire.
Emphasizing that the Mossad chief visited Doha and that positive steps were taken during the negotiations in Doha, Erdogan said: “From that day to this day, these steps have not yet been completed” The we are following a process patiently The Minister is following the process.
*Translated from Turkish by Tuncay Çakmak
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