Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues.
During the call on Friday, Erdogan said Türkiye is working to strengthen cooperation with Italy in all areas, particularly the defence industry, and stressed the importance of taking new steps to further boost bilateral ties, according to a statement the Communications Directorate posted on X.
Erdogan also said Türkiye expects next week’s NATO leaders’ summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to strengthen unity among allies, the statement added.
Meloni is expected to attend the summit.
The 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held in Ankara on July 7-8, with 52 leaders from 32 allied countries and nine invited countries expected to attend.
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