Turkish president's chief adviser holds talks in Brussels

By Selen Valente Rasquinho

BRUSSELS (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic held high-level talks in Brussels on the sidelines of a NATO meeting on Wednesday.

Kilic was in Brussels to attend the NATO National Security Advisers meeting.

During the meeting, the allies thanked Kilic for Türkiye’s recent approval of Sweden’s NATO membership.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Kilic met with his counterparts from the US, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

The National Security Advisers meeting and bilateral meetings discussed various issues such as the situation in Gaza, the latest situation in the Russia-Ukraine war, and Sweden's NATO membership, and views were exchanged on the 2024 NATO leaders’ summit to be held in Washington.

Kilic also met with senior officials from the EU Council and the EU Commission to discuss Türkiye-EU relations.