Turkish FM Fidan meets Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot in Prague
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, on Friday, Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting with Hanke Bruins Slot, the Dutch Foreign Minister, in Prague, Czech Republic. This meeting occurred during the informal gathering of NATO foreign ministers.
- Diplomacy
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:28 | 31 May 2024
- Modified Date: 03:28 | 31 May 2024
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday met his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot in the Czech capital of Prague, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
The meeting came on the sidelines of an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
No further information on the session was shared, but according to sources Fidan was expected to call for NATO to increase its contribution to the anti-terrorism endeavor and underline Ankara's expectations from allies with regard to fighting the PKK terror group.
In its nearly 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU-has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.
Fidan was also likely to urge the NATO allies to lift all restrictions on arms exports to Türkiye.
- Turkish FM Fidan, Blinken discuss latest Gaza cease-fire proposal
- Erdoğan, Libyan PM Dbeibeh discuss bilateral ties and latest developments during Ankara meeting
- Erdoğan discusses bilateral ties with Kosovar PM Kurti during Ankara meeting
- China says it is 'difficult' to attend Ukraine peace talks if Russia doesn't go