In a statement, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation spokeswoman Oana Lungescu described Turkey as a “valued ally, making substantial contributions to Nato’s joint efforts”.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation spokeswoman Oana Lungescu insisted the alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, had been quick to call Mr Erdogan “strongly condemning the attempted coup and reiterating full support for Turkey’s democratic institutions”. “Nato counts on the continued contributions of Turkey and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”.
The statement was issued “in view of speculative press reports about NATO’s stance regarding the failed coup in Turkey and Turkey’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation membership”.
The first Russian-Turkish committee on Syria will hold the first meeting on Thursday, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
US officials from President Obama on down have said they have no control over extradition requests, which must go through an impartial legal process.
In a symbolic reset in worldwide relations between Russian Federation and Turkey, Erdogan met Putin in St Petersburg on Tuesday (9 August), leading to a pledge of increased security cooperation.
Yusuf Cinar, president of the Turkish global research center Strategic Outlook said that the Turkish president’s visit to Russian Federation means that the relations between Ankara and Moscow are entering a new era following the downed aircraft incident.
Turkey’s president cozied up to his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a visit meant to send a message to his allies in the West, whom he blames for what he considers a lack of support after a failed coup.
For much of this year, the United States has led Western efforts to try to negotiate with Russian Federation over a political settlement for Syria’s civil war, while flying its own airstrikes against the Islamic State in other parts of the country. At the same time, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation relations with Russia have been strained over Russian military incursions in Ukraine, including its annexation of Crimea, and aggressive behavior on the alliance’s eastern flank.
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As Turkish diplomats and military and intelligence officials held talks in Moscow yesterday, foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his compatriots had lost confidence in the European Union because it had “failed a test” over the coup.
