OR Turkey claims an active role in the negotiation procedures for the Ukraine. “They are one of the most important members of the alliance,” says Secretary General. of NATO, Mark Rutte. Response from Istanbul

Although Turkey has been left out of the latest discussions about the Ukrainian, the Turkish president had yesterday’s telephone communication with the Secretary General. NATO, initiated by Mark Rutte, sent a loud message that the allies want Turkey to remain in close coordination with the alliance. Rutte told President Erdogan that Turkey, as a powerful ally for more than 70 years, offers “invaluable bids to our common security, has a key role in the Ukrainian peace process and remains one of the important NATO members,” the announcement said. It is also important that Rutte and Erdogan emphasized “Turkey’s important role in Black Sea security, which is linked to developments in Russia”.

Restoration of West -Turkey Relations

But the most interesting was Route’s announcement that the alliance would hold the annual summit in Ankara in July 2026 at the Presidential Group. The choice of the Turkish capital as a site of the Summit next year sends a message of rehabilitation of West and Turkey’s relations, after Ankara’s delay for about 20 months between 2021 and 2023 to approve the entry of Sweden and Finland in NATO. And of course the Turkish president had caused strong dissatisfaction with the alliance with the market of the Russian S400 in 2019. But US-Russia relations are at the level of understanding, rather than a confrontation, and the issue of the S400 no longer seems to be of concern to NATO.

Macron declaration

Characteristic of this is the attitude of President Macron, who said yesterday that he supports an expanded summit for peace with Europe and Turkey, after a possible tripartite meeting between President Putin, President Zelenski and President Trump. Turkey’s response came directly by Turkish Vice President Jevet Yilmaz: “If the sides concerned meet directly next time, diplomatic efforts will gain a new dimension,” he said. “As Turkey, we will continue to support diplomatic efforts for a fair and constant peace with all our might.”