Trump signals attendance at NATO summit in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump has told President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he plans to attend the NATO summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8, according to a report by Middle East Eye.
The report, citing sources familiar with the talks, said Trump conveyed the message during a phone call with Erdoğan on May 20.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also said Erdoğan had spoken with Trump more than once over the past month and that the U.S. president had expressed his intention to attend the summit each time.
The Ankara summit is expected to be one of the alliance’s most closely watched meetings, as NATO members seek to manage questions over defense spending, transatlantic burden-sharing and the United States’ role in the alliance.
