Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his American counterpart.
The Foreign Ministry’s statement regarding the meeting held in Brussels included the following statement:
“At the meeting held before the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, the latest developments in Gaza and Sweden’s NATO membership process were discussed.”
Statement from the United States of America
The US State Department issued a statement about the meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
According to the statement, Blinken said during the meeting: “We had very good consultations when we were in Ankara a few weeks ago. I look forward to continuing these consultations today.” Blinken said: “There is clearly a crisis in Gaza that we are all trying to combat. As we head towards the (NATO) summit in June and its 75th anniversary, we have many issues in NATO, including Sweden’s participation.” “Russia, among other issues.” “There is also ongoing aggression against Ukraine. I am grateful for the opportunity to share our views on all these issues. I am grateful for our cooperation with Turkey, which is a very important and valuable NATO ally,” he said.
Fidan said during the meeting: “We are here today to attend the NATO Ministerial Meeting and there are very important issues on our agenda. I am sure that we will have very honest and clear discussions. We really value our friendship and cooperation.”
(tags for translation) Hakan Fidan