Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed US President Donald Trump to Ankara for the start of the two-day NATO summit.
Erdogan personally greeted Trump upon his arrival at Esenboga Airport ahead of an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex.
The two leaders are scheduled to hold bilateral talks and delegation-level meetings covering regional and international developments before addressing a joint news conference.
Defence and Ukraine high on agenda
The NATO summit brings together heads of state and government from the alliance’s 32 member countries, along with leaders from partner nations.
Discussions are expected to focus on implementing defence spending commitments agreed at last year’s summit in The Hague, maintaining military support for Ukraine and expanding defence industrial production.
US military delegation visits Ataturk’s mausoleum
Earlier on Tuesday, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.
Accompanied by a US delegation, Caine observed a moment of silence before laying a wreath at Ataturk’s mausoleum ahead of the NATO summit.
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