NATO head to visit Turkey on April 16

April 11 2018 16:20:21

NATO head to visit Turkey on April 16

BRUSSELS – Anadolu Agency

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pay an official visit to Turkey on April 16, according to diplomatic sources.

Turkey-NATO relations, the Turkish military’s “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s Afrin, counter-terrorism, reparations ahead of the 2018 Brussels Summit and regional issues are expected to be on the agenda of the meeting.

Stoltenberg is expected to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli.

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