Cavusoglu and Blinken had a brief meeting, and soon after they boarded a helicopter bound for earthquake-hit areas
He reserved a warm welcome for the American foreign minister Anthony Blinken his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, at Incirlik Air Base near Adana. The US ambassador to Ankara, Jeff Flake, was waiting for the foreign minister.
The two foreign ministers had a brief meeting, and immediately after that they boarded a Turkish Air Force helicopter bound for earthquake-stricken areas.
The need to further strengthen the US-Turkey partnership within the framework of NATO clearly remains on the agenda of the talks between the two sides, given that the thorn in the side of the bloc – in practice – still exists Tayyip Erdoğan on the accession of Sweden and Finland in the alliance.
Even if it is not proposed, as the issue of the earthquake dominates in Turkey, the purchase of F-16s as well as the upgrading of those available to Turkey will clearly be the subject of the talks.
In Athens, Anthony Blinken is expected to meet with the Greek Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and the leader of the main opposition, with whom he will discuss defense cooperation, energy security and the joint commitment of the US and Greece to the defense of the Republic.
Source :Skai
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