Türkiye’s reconciliation with the US and EU does not come at the expense of ties with Moscow, thanks to Ankara’s unique foreign policy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg chat with each other during the second-day session of NATO Heads of State and Government Summit at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023. Photo: AA
Following his meeting with President Erdogan on the sidelines of the recent NATO summit in Lithuania last week, European Council president Charles Michel said they “explored opportunities ahead to bring EU-Türkiye cooperation back to the forefront and re-energise our relations”. “These analyses mean they do not know our President at all. For us, all positions are equal. It is a reductionist approach to say that Türkiye is approaching the West or East,” says AK Party spokesperson Omer Celik, highlighting that such comments fall short of grasping the complexities of Turkish foreign policy.
Erdogan is among a handful of global leaders who have maintained good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, refusing to take sides in the conflict that has divided the world into two blocks. Türkiye has been facing pressure from its Western allies, particularly the US, to impose sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. However, Ankara has maintained a neutral policy on Moscow.
He thanked Erdogan for this leadership and for carrying out the diplomatic process of Sweden's NATO accession.
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