Turkey is assuming a strategic role in the Middle East as high-profile figures meet ahead of the NATO summit.
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Updated Jul 5
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Turkey is assuming a strategic role in the Middle East as high-profile figures meet ahead of the NATO summit.
Who's involved
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Anand met Fidan, discussing Turkey's growing strategic role in the Middle East.1 source
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High-profile figures, including Hakan Fidan, Mark Carney, and Donald Trump, are involved in discussions ahead of the annual NATO summit hosted in Ankara.Also in this story
- Carl Bildt, co-chair of ECFR, participated in discussions at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
- Mark Carney met with NATO counterparts in Ankara on July 8th.
- NATO, Mark Carney, and others held high-level talks in Ankara focusing on defense budgeting and industry bids.
- Minister Anand is on a diplomatic tour, meeting in Bucharest and traveling to Jeddah, discussing nuclear energy and defense production with NATO-Gulf cooperation partners.
The entities involved
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Hakan Fidan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
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Anita Anand
Canadian politician and professor (born 1967)
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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- Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi held regional talks with Turkish and Saudi counterparts, condemning US and Israeli aggression.
- Culinary traditions link Turkey and the Middle East.