NATO chief praises Türkiye’s defense industry role ahead of Ankara summit
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said the alliance’s Ankara summit will highlight defense industry cooperation and innovation, while praising Türkiye’s growing role in NATO’s industrial base.
Speaking at the Atlantic Council ahead of the July 7-8 summit, Rutte said allies would use the meeting to show that NATO is delivering on commitments made at last year’s summit in The Hague.
“At Ankara, we are going to show the world that we are delivering on the commitments we made in The Hague last year,” Rutte said.
He said the summit would focus on implementing what he described as “NATO 3.0,” a stronger European pillar within a stronger alliance.
