German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged nearer safety and international coverage cooperation with Türkiye on Wednesday, emphasizing Ankara’s pivotal position in keeping up regional peace and balance.
“I appreciate Türkiye’s role. It is a key strategic ally for us in foreign and security policy,” he instructed journalists in Ankara on the conclusion of a two-day NATO summit hosted through Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Merz thanked Erdoğan for effectively webhosting the high-profile collecting and instructed journalists that throughout his bilateral assembly with the Turkish president, they mentioned deepening cooperation and exchanged perspectives on urgent regional and world problems.
“I’ve just reiterated to President Erdoğan during our conversation that, given Turkey’s geostrategic location alone, we have a strong interest in working closely with our NATO partner and that is exactly what we are doing,” stated Merz.
The chancellor praised Türkiye’s position in selling peace and balance in a risky community and stated Ankara has made “an enormous contribution” to regional stabilization.
“We recognize that the successes achieved in Syria would most likely not have been possible without the contribution of the Turkish president,” Merz stressed out. He disclosed that he requested Erdoğan to make use of his affect with Russian President Vladimir Putin to assist finish the warfare in Ukraine.
Merz added that he’s going to host Erdoğan in Berlin within the close to long run for the following spherical of German-Turkish intergovernmental consultations.
