Erdoğan to have busy schedule during NATO summit in Brussels

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will have a packed schedule during a visit to Brussels, where he will attend a NATO summit.

Speaking at Ankara Esenboğa Airport before his departure for Brussels, Erdoğan said terrorism is not the problem of a single country, but the entire world and highlighted that NATO needs to be more active, more supportive for allies in the fight against terrorism.

The president is expected to meet with representatives from the Union of the European-Turkish Democrats (UETD) Wednesday evening.

On Thursday, he will be meeting with newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron prior to his meeting with EU Council President Donald Tusk and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

The president will then hold a meeting with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and head to the NATO headquarters to attend a reception for state leaders.

At the NATO headquarters, President Erdoğan is expected to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

He is expected to finish off the visit by attending a working dinner at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.