Erdogan receives Stoltenberg in the Turkish capital

Nov. 4 () –

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, received this Friday the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, and his wife, Ingrid Schulerud, at the Dolmabahce Palace, in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, a meeting that was also assisted by the wife of the Turkish president, Emine Erdogan.

“Stoltenberg praised Turkey and President Erdogan personally for negotiating safe passage for Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. He welcomed the continuation of the deal, a lifeline hundreds of millions of people around the world depend on,” The Atlantic Alliance has specified in a statement.

In addition, Soltenberg and Erdogan also discussed, within the framework of their meeting, the finalization of the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO by virtue of the “historic decision” agreed at the last summit held in Madrid.

“Great to be received by President Erdogan in Istanbul. I thanked the president for his vital role in ensuring the continuation of the Ukraine grain deal. We also discussed the termination of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden. NATO will strengthen our Alliance “, he explained on his Twitter profile, in which he can be seen on board a ship with Erdogan.

For his part, Erdogan has been able to convey to Stoltenberg his concerns regarding the latest developments in Turkey-Greece relations, assuring that Ankara has not been the one that has increased tension in the region, while explaining that it would be “beneficial “For Athens to ‘act sensibly’ and lead the dialogue,” the Anatolia news agency reported.