Turkish foreign minister meets NATO chief in Brussels

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discussed the current security situation, including in the Black Sea, during talks in Brussels on Tuesday.

They also discussed Türkiye’s “excellent contributions to NATO’s deterrence and defence,” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said on US social media platform X.

Fidan met Rutte as part of his visit to Belgium, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

Fidan is attending the fourth Türkiye-Belgium ministerial meeting along with Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci and Justice Minister Akin Gurlek.