The upcoming meeting of the American with the Turkish president on the sidelines of the Madrid Summit changes the climate in Turkey
A lot has changed since then the Biden-Erdogan phone call in which their meeting closed at the NATO Summit in Madrid, reports the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul Manolis Kostidis.
The upcoming meeting President Biden’s meeting with the Turkish President on the sidelines of the Madrid Summit seems to have changed the climate in Turkey, partly satisfies Ankara, and as evidenced by the rapid developments, Sweden-Finland relations with Turkey have changed, since .
Besides, today the Turkish president said a lot about Kyriakos Mitsotakis, about Greece, but he did not say anything about islands, about demilitarization of islands or questioning of sovereignty.
Neighbors estimate that after the meeting with Joe Biden, the situation will change, and if Turkey is satisfied with the F-16, there may be a calmer summer in Greek-American relations.
At the same time, however, the leader of the major opposition Kemal Kilintsaroglou is pushing Erdogan from the “right” regarding the islands, realizing that the Turkish president is lowering his voice;
For her part, SKAI Washington correspondent Katerina Sokou said that the US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan confirmed the Biden-Erdogan meeting. Mr. Sullivan confirmed that the two leaders will meet, but the composition and timing of the meeting are still being worked out and that the focus of the meeting will be on the Turkey-US strategic relationship and the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. for which new negotiations are imminent. The outcome of the meeting between Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden will also be important for the issue of Sweden and Finland.
According to the White House, President Biden is looking forward to meeting with President Erdogan in Madrid to discuss issues such as the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for transatlantic security and other threats to the Alliance.
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