PM call with President of T眉rkiye: 21 June 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the President of T眉rkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an.
The Prime Minister spoke to the President of T眉rkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an, today to discuss global food security and defence and economic cooperation.
The Prime Minister updated President Erdo臒an on his recent visit to Kyiv, and the leaders agreed on the importance of ending Russia鈥檚 war of aggression and restoring Ukrainian sovereignty.
They continued discussions on international efforts to urgently end Russia鈥檚 blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, which is hitting developing countries particularly hard. The Prime Minister welcomed T眉rkiye鈥檚 ongoing leadership on this issue and commitment to keep Black Sea trade routes open.
Looking ahead to next week鈥檚 NATO Summit, the Prime Minister reiterated the UK鈥檚 support for Sweden and Finland鈥檚 accession to the Alliance and agreed with President Erdo臒an that all parties would continue to work together to find a path forward.
The leaders also welcomed increased defence and security cooperation between the UK and T眉rkiye and raised new opportunities to deepen that partnership. They looked forward to continuing their discussions in Madrid next week.