NATO to focus on defense industry at Ankara summit: Fidan
Increasing the production capacity and efficiency of the defense industry will be a main topic at the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, the Turkish top diplomat has said, stressing that a special forum will be held on the margins of the summit.
In a joint press conference with visiting Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev on July 1 in Ankara, Hakan Fidan shared his assessments about the summit set for July 7 and 8 in the Turkish capital.
“The fact that this summit is being held in Türkiye is significant in terms of demonstrating Türkiye’s strategic importance and its place within the alliance,” Fidan told reporters, describing the role of the country as “a game setter in the region.”
This will be Türkiye’s second time hosting the leaders’ summit after a 22-year hiatus, the minister noted, informing that the allied nations will review all the decisions made at the past two summits, particularly on burden sharing.
