Turkish president expected to hold series of meetings with world leaders on sidelines of summit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend a meeting of NATO heads of state and government this week in Brussels, the Turkish presidency announced on Tuesday.
The summit is set to review steps to adapt NATO to current security threats, as well as exchange views on threats to Euro-Atlantic security, the presidency said in a written statement.
A meeting of NATO heads of state and government will be held on Thursday and Friday at the new alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
In a session held with the attendance of Georgia and Ukraine’s heads of state, improving relations between NATO and those countries will be discussed.
The alliance is also expected to affirm its support to Afghanistan.
The summit is also set to affirm NATO’s “open-door policy” in the Euro-Atlantic region for peace and stability.
Erdoğan is expected to held bilateral meetings with his counterparts on the summit's sidelines.
