Critical NATO meeting at the Palace! Erdoğan receives Rutte

President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The reception at the Palace was held behind closed doors.

IMPORTANT TOPICS DISCUSSED

During President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's reception of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, discussions covered Turkey-NATO relations, developments regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, and regional and global issues. A statement was issued by the Presidential Communications Directorate following President Erdoğan's reception of NATO Secretary General Rutte.

According to the statement, the meeting addressed Turkey-NATO relations, developments regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, and regional and global issues.

During the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Turkey attaches importance to NATO and, as a sign of this, will once again assume command of the NATO Kosovo Force.

Emphasizing that Turkey expects cooperation from its allies in the fight against terrorism, Erdoğan expressed that Turkey will continue to do its utmost to ensure NATO remains strong despite internal and external challenges.

President Erdoğan stated that Turkey is increasing its efforts to end the Ukraine-Russia war with a lasting and just peace, noting that he has held talks with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. He emphasized that Turkey strongly supports the establishment of a comprehensive ceasefire, maintains its position that NATO should not be a party to this war, and stressed that the opportunity for peace must not be missed.

President Erdoğan was accompanied at the reception by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç.