Turkish President Erdogan heads to Washington to attend NATO leaders summit

By Serdar Dincel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday headed to Washington to attend NATO leaders summit in the US capital on July 9-11.

"During NATO leaders summit, we will raise massacres of the Palestinian people in Gaza, where our shared values are going through sincerity test," said President Erdogan during a press conference ahead of his departure for Washington.

Erdogan added: "We patiently follow the process (Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha). Our intelligence chief and foreign minister follow it. Hopefully, we'll get the expected results soon."

Erdogan is visiting Washington for a meeting of the heads of state and government of the 32 members of NATO, their partner countries, and the EU. The alliance marks its 75th anniversary this year.