President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague.
During the meeting, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Germany, as well as regional and global issues, were discussed.
Stating that Türkiye maintains close cooperation with Germany, President Erdoğan expressed his belief that relations will continue to improve in the new period and emphasized that as two friendly and allied countries, Türkiye and Germany have great potential for cooperation in trade, defense, investment, and energy.
President Erdoğan also underscored Türkiye’s determination to advance its relations with the European Union and noted that a similar approach is expected from the EU.
Further stating that Türkiye continues its efforts to ensure that the war between Ukraine and Russia ends with a just peace and expressing hope for the calm achieved between Israel and Iran to be lasting, President Erdoğan noted that the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza must be addressed and that improving social and economic conditions is essential to facilitate the return of refugees in Syria.
President Erdoğan was accompanied during the meeting by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Head of the National Intelligence Organization İbrahim Kalın, Presidency's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç, and AK Party Deputy Chairman Halit Yerebakan.