Erdogan, NATO chief discuss Sweden-Finland membership bid
Turkey also accuses the two countries of harbouring members of the Gulen Movement, which Ankara says is behind the failed military coup attempt in 2016.
Turkey also accuses the two countries of harbouring members of the Gulen Movement, which Ankara says is behind the failed military coup attempt in 2016.
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has binned last Wednesday’s round of talks with Sweden and Finland on their membership of Nato as an interaction that was not at the “expected level”.
The very fact that talks have moved from Belarus, a key Russian ally, to Turkey is an indication that things have changed, and that Russia’s military position is not as strong as it had originally hoped for. Meanwhile, the decision to hold the meetings in Turkey makes sense for a number of reasons. It’s not the first time the two sides have met since the invasion on February 24.
Hundreds of forest workers, aided by helicopters and a plane, tried to bring the fire under control. Local officials said four districts of the town had been evacuated and the fire was partially under control.
Biden on Monday had his first face-to-face meeting with Erdogan after taking office on the sidelines of the NATO summit
During the summit in Brussels, Biden met European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Erdogan noted that two vaccine candidates have successfully completed the animal tests, and one of them has received ethical approval to move on to the clinical trial on humans.
“The Turkish President’s remarks are factually inaccurate and driven by his political agenda. We made a strong demarche on the matter with the Turkish Ambassador on 3 March,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
On Friday, Putin and Erdogan spoke over the phone and agreed to consider the possibility of holding a top-level meeting in the near future.
It urged parties involved to urgently resume discussions on the draft in order to endorse it and agree on permanent and comprehensive arrangements to enforce and monitor the cease-fire.
