Erdogan after the government meeting: We hosted 31 heads of state and government at the NATO summit in Ankara and 2,500 journalists from home and abroad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after the cabinet meeting, that Turkey successfully hosted the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara with the participation of 31 heads of state and government, including US President Donald Trump, stressing that Ankara received more than 4,800 high-level diplomats and more than 2,500 media professionals from home and abroad.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, in statements after the cabinet meeting: “We successfully achieved hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, with the participation of 31 heads of state and government. Despite the various statements issued before the summit, all leaders accepted our invitation, including US President Trump. We hosted in Ankara more than 4,800 diplomats and high-level guests.”
He added that leaders and ministers from several countries, including South Korea, Japan and New Zealand And Australia participated in the invitations, noting that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa also visited Ankara on the sidelines of the summit, and that more than 2,500 local and international journalists visited Turkey to cover the event.
Erdogan continued: “We took all necessary security measures in coordination with the security, intelligence and judicial services, and public opinion was informed of this weeks before the summit was held. We used Etimasgut Military Airport and Ankara Esenboga Airport to receive delegations, and I hope that the airport will be The new Ankara will be good for our city.”
The Turkish President thanked the residents of Ankara for their patience during the period in which daily life was affected by the summit, stressing that “Ankara has thus become a global city par excellence,” and noting that Turkey will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the republic in Ankara this year.
He added that about a thousand participants and media professionals attended the Defense Industries Forum that was held on the sidelines of the summit, and that Turkey raised during the summit the issues of the Palestinians in Gaza, and held Intensive meetings with a number of country leaders, including Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, to discuss the latest developments in Syria, in addition to a meeting with US President Trump, who described it as a “meaningful meeting” and that he receivedFrom him "letters full of praise", stressing the continuation of working with him for peace and stability in the region.
This story was produced with machine-translation assistance, then went through human editorial review for accuracy and sourcing.
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