PM meeting with President Erdo臒an: 29 June 2022
The Prime Minister met Turkish President Erdo臒an at the NATO Summit in Madrid today.
The Prime Minister welcomed the announcement that T眉rkiye, Sweden and Finland have agreed a memorandum agreement, paving the way for Finland and Sweden鈥檚 accession to the alliance.
He said Finland and Sweden鈥檚 accession to NATO will make the alliance stronger as we look ahead to a more dangerous decade.
The Prime Minister praised President Erdo臒an鈥檚 leadership on the issue of getting grain out of Ukraine. The Prime Minister stressed that President Putin鈥檚 ongoing blockade of Ukraine鈥檚 ports is creating an international humanitarian crisis, both in Ukraine and around the world.聽
The leaders discussed deepening the UK-T眉rkiye relationship, particularly in technology and energy.
They agreed to look at measures to further improve business mobility between our two countries, helping to create jobs and boost economic growth for both the UK and T眉rkiye.