PM meeting with the President of T眉rkiye: 11 July 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Turkey's President Erdogan as he attends the NATO summit in Vilnius.
The Prime Minister met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an at the NATO Summit in Vilnius today.
The Prime Minister welcomed T眉rkiye鈥檚 support for Sweden鈥檚 accession to NATO and commended President Erdo臒an for his efforts.
The leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to ensuring the UK-T眉rkiye relationship reaches its full potential, building on growing trade links and strong defence and security cooperation.
Discussing opportunities to bolster our bilateral cooperation, including in cutting-edge defence technology and in addressing the shared challenge of illegal migration, the Prime Minister set out that dealing with criminal people smuggling gangs is a key priority for him.
Both leaders agreed to task their Foreign Ministers to look at areas for closer collaboration on migration and organised crime. The leaders also agreed to deepen intelligence sharing and cooperation on countering terrorism.
President Erdo臒an updated the Prime Minister on President Zelenskyy鈥檚 recent visit to T眉rkiye and the leaders agreed on the importance of ensuring an extension to the Black Sea Grain Deal.
The leaders agreed to stay in close touch.