Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, says the country expects U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the NATO summit in Ankara next month. Fidan tells Bloomberg that, “as far as we know,” Trump is going to attend, speaking during an interview in Singapore. The Turkish outlet Daily Sabah similarly reports that Fidan says Trump plans to attend the summit in Türkiye’s capital.
All accounts frame the summit as a key moment for NATO member states to respond to longstanding U.S. calls for greater defense spending and to demonstrate progress on that issue. While the reports focus on the expected attendance, Bloomberg also notes Fidan discusses related regional topics, including the US-Iran war and prospects for a peace agreement. The statements indicate Turkey is preparing for Trump’s presence, but they do not provide additional confirmation beyond Fidan’s expectation. No details are provided in the excerpts on the summit agenda beyond the pressure on defense spending.
