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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Sept 3 2014
TURKISH PRESIDENT TO HOLD BILATERAL TALKS WITH NATO LEADERS
Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL ' The two-day 2014 NATO summit taking place in
Newport/Cardiff, Wales, commenced today with international leaders
expected to evaluate recent developments and provide strategic
direction for the 28-member alliance at the gathering. While
developments in Ukraine, Iraq and Syria are expected to dominate the
talks, it is anticipated that the alliance will have its most crucial
meeting since the end of the Cold War.
At the summit, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an will represent Turkey
and, on the sidelines of the summit, ErdoÄ?an is expected to meet with
leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama, U.K. Prime Minister
David Cameron, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and NATO
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. President ErdoÄ?an is also
expected to meet with Prince Charles during his the first NATO summit
as president.
During his meeting with Obama, the two leaders are expected to
evaluate the latest developments in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and the
Palestinian issue. White House sources have recently stated that
President Barack Obama is expected to piece together an international
coalition to address the ISIS threat. British Prime Minister David
Cameron also announced last week that the U.K. has raised its terror
threat level to "severe" in response to ISIS advances and fear of
attacks by returning ISIS fighters.
It is anticipated that Turkey's contribution to addressing the ISIS
threat will be one of the major issues during ErdoÄ?an's bilateral
meetings with President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron. The German,
U.S. and U.K.'s intelligence agencies allegation of surveillance on
Turkey to gather information on classified issues will also be
discussed by President ErdoÄ?an. "The NATO summit and the U.N.
General Assembly will be held in the upcoming weeks. We will talk
[about] these issue as leaders." ErdoÄ?an recently said.President
ErdoÄ?an will also meet with Greek Prime Minister Samaras and both
leaders are expected to evaluate the current state of Cyprus peace
talks.
During his visit to Turkish Northern Cyprus, ErdoÄ?an suggested a
twostate solution on the divided island. "It is not possible for us to
reach any agreement that is not based on a two-state solution, Greece
and the Greek Cypriots should demonstrate the same goodwill," ErdoÄ?an
said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh issue, which is the subject of an intense,
longstanding political dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, will
also be on the agenda for ErdoÄ?an during his meeting in the NATO
submit. President ErdoÄ?an is also expected to meet with the President
of the European Council, Herman Von Rompuy, and it is anticipated that
the Turkey-EU negotiation and EU Commission's Progress Report are also
to be discussed. NATO sources stated that the summit has five main
priorities including: the Crisis in Ukraine and NATO's relationship
with Russia, the instability in Syria and Iraq as well as
Afghanistan's future, tackling new threats including the threat posed
by extremists, regional conflicts or cyber attacks, strengthening
support for NATO armed forces and strengthening partnerships.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/03/turkish-president-to-hold-bilateral-talks-with-nato-leaders
Sept 3 2014
TURKISH PRESIDENT TO HOLD BILATERAL TALKS WITH NATO LEADERS
Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL ' The two-day 2014 NATO summit taking place in
Newport/Cardiff, Wales, commenced today with international leaders
expected to evaluate recent developments and provide strategic
direction for the 28-member alliance at the gathering. While
developments in Ukraine, Iraq and Syria are expected to dominate the
talks, it is anticipated that the alliance will have its most crucial
meeting since the end of the Cold War.
At the summit, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an will represent Turkey
and, on the sidelines of the summit, ErdoÄ?an is expected to meet with
leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama, U.K. Prime Minister
David Cameron, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and NATO
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. President ErdoÄ?an is also
expected to meet with Prince Charles during his the first NATO summit
as president.
During his meeting with Obama, the two leaders are expected to
evaluate the latest developments in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and the
Palestinian issue. White House sources have recently stated that
President Barack Obama is expected to piece together an international
coalition to address the ISIS threat. British Prime Minister David
Cameron also announced last week that the U.K. has raised its terror
threat level to "severe" in response to ISIS advances and fear of
attacks by returning ISIS fighters.
It is anticipated that Turkey's contribution to addressing the ISIS
threat will be one of the major issues during ErdoÄ?an's bilateral
meetings with President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron. The German,
U.S. and U.K.'s intelligence agencies allegation of surveillance on
Turkey to gather information on classified issues will also be
discussed by President ErdoÄ?an. "The NATO summit and the U.N.
General Assembly will be held in the upcoming weeks. We will talk
[about] these issue as leaders." ErdoÄ?an recently said.President
ErdoÄ?an will also meet with Greek Prime Minister Samaras and both
leaders are expected to evaluate the current state of Cyprus peace
talks.
During his visit to Turkish Northern Cyprus, ErdoÄ?an suggested a
twostate solution on the divided island. "It is not possible for us to
reach any agreement that is not based on a two-state solution, Greece
and the Greek Cypriots should demonstrate the same goodwill," ErdoÄ?an
said.
The Nagorno-Karabakh issue, which is the subject of an intense,
longstanding political dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, will
also be on the agenda for ErdoÄ?an during his meeting in the NATO
submit. President ErdoÄ?an is also expected to meet with the President
of the European Council, Herman Von Rompuy, and it is anticipated that
the Turkey-EU negotiation and EU Commission's Progress Report are also
to be discussed. NATO sources stated that the summit has five main
priorities including: the Crisis in Ukraine and NATO's relationship
with Russia, the instability in Syria and Iraq as well as
Afghanistan's future, tackling new threats including the threat posed
by extremists, regional conflicts or cyber attacks, strengthening
support for NATO armed forces and strengthening partnerships.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/03/turkish-president-to-hold-bilateral-talks-with-nato-leaders