NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte has touched Turkey’s defense industrial base on Tuesday, stating that the neighboring industry should be closerly linked to the United Kingdom, Norway and the European Union.

“Turkey has a very large defense industrial base. Sometimes we forget what they have. I visited some of their companies, It’s really impressive, ” Route typically stated in the NATO Public Forum in The Hague.

“We must ensure that the Turkish defense industrial base is as closely as possible to the United Kingdom, Norway and the European Union” He noted, according to Anadolu agency.

Indeed, Rutte proceeded with resignations, warning against the creation of “internal divisions” within the alliance based on the framework of defense cooperation. “Let’s not create these walls within NATO. Won’t help » he said.

The leaders of the 32 NATO member states on Tuesday and Wednesday gather in The Hague for a critical summit, which will dominate discussions on the increase in defense spending and Ukraine’s candidacy for accession.