Sullivan met with an adviser to Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met in on Sunday in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin and discussed progress on Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, cooperation in the defense industry, and the war in Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
It is noted that the parties discussed Turkey's condemnation of Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory. During the meeting, Sullivan and Kalin also discussed “their support for peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the importance of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve any differences in the Eastern Mediterranean, and their condemnation of Russia's attempt to illegally annex Ukrainian territory,” the statement said.< /p>
Ambassador Kalin informed Sullivan that Turkey will not hesitate to defend its rights and interests in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, stated the inadmissibility of Greece's aggressive actions against international law. weapons
Sweden and Finland applied to join the military alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine, but NATO ally Turkey expressed concerns about their candidacies.
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The three countries reached a breakthrough deal on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Madrid in June, when Turkey lifted its veto and Sweden and Finland agreed to take a series of steps to address Turkey's concerns.
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