Turkish top diplomat to attend Ukraine coalition summit in Paris
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a leaders’ summit of the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine in Paris on July 13, representing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The summit will focus on providing new defense capabilities for Ukraine and mobilizing defense industry sectors to increase support for Kiev, according to Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry.
Fidan is expected to discuss with counterparts the possible implications for Ukraine of decisions taken at the NATO leaders’ summit held in Ankara on July 7-8, which was attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Turkish chief diplomat will reaffirm Ankara’s support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, while sharing Türkiye’s assessment of the latest developments on the battlefield and diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, the ministry said.
