Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Burak Akçapar and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland chaired the fifth meeting of the Türkiye-U.S. Strategic Mechanism Dialogue on June 23, 2023, in Washington. Türkiye and the United States were represented by interagency delegations that included officials from the Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense, and United States Departments of State and Defense. […]
They concurred that Türkiye-U.S. defense and security cooperation contributes to regional peace, and discussed progress on Türkiye’s request to modernize its F-16 fleet.
The delegations reviewed preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania July 11-12. Türkiye and the United States affirmed their strong support for NATO’s Open Door Policy. Both sides welcomed the membership of Finland to NATO, concurring that it substantially contributed to the strengthening of the Alliance. They explored avenues to further reinforce NATO’s deterrence and discussed implementation of the trilateral memorandum signed by Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden, and Sweden’s path to membership in the Alliance. Läs artikel