In Vilnius, as part of the Summit of the leaders of the NATO countries, the meeting of the Presidents of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden ended in the Litexpo exhibition and fair center.
Presidents during negotiations discussed current issues of the agenda.
The meeting of the presidents lasted 1 hour 15 minutes.
Prior to the meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the time has come for consultations with the United States as part of a strategic mechanism at the level of heads of state. He noted that he is considering a meeting with US President Joe Bayden as part of the NATO summit as the first step to this.
At the beginning of the meeting, President Erdogan thanked Biden for a phone call with congratulations on the re -election and added: “I believe that now the time has come for consultations at the level of heads of state as part of the strategic mechanism. Today I am considering this meeting in the fields of NATO as the first step To this.
Our previous meetings were a kind of warm -up, and now we are starting a new process, ”added Erdogan.
For me, a new five -year presidential term began. Now you have preparations for the elections. I wish you success in advance in this process.
At the meeting of Erdogan and Bayden from the Turkish side were attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defense Yashar Guler, head of the National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalyn, the head of the Communications Department Fakhrettin Altun, the head of the defense industry Khaluk Gergun and the main adviser to the president, the ambassador Akif Chagatai Kylych.
President Erdogan will make a statement on the meeting of Turkey and the United States at a press conference, which is scheduled for July 12.