24.06.2025 14:50
President Erdoğan, who is in The Hague, Netherlands for the NATO Summit, will meet with U.S. President Trump today at 11:30 PM. The discussions will focus on the return to the F-35 program, Syria, and the Israel-Iran conflict.
President Erdoğan and US President Trump will meet as part of the NATO Summit. The meeting between the two is planned to take place at 23:30.
According to Bloomberg's report; Erdoğan stated that he is preparing to meet with US President Donald Trump during the NATO Summit "to open a new chapter in the tense relations between the two countries."
The meeting will address the return to the F-35 program, Syria, and the Israel-Iran war.
THE MAIN GOAL OF THE NATO SUMMIT IS DEFENSE SPENDING
The NATO Summit, which will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, focusing on the acceptance of a 5% target for defense spending, will start in a tense atmosphere due to objections from Spain and the recent US attacks on Iran. Leaders of 32 allied countries will gather in The Hague on June 24-25 for NATO's 2025 Summit. The main agenda of the summit will be the new target to be set for defense spending.
Allied defense ministers identified the necessary capability targets during their meeting at the headquarters in Brussels on June 5.
It is anticipated that the target of allocating at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) for defense spending, which was mentioned by the Donald Trump administration in the US even before taking office, will be officially accepted at this summit.
For European allies, this figure is currently around 1.9%. For Canada, it is approximately 1.4%, and for the US, it is around 3.5%.
According to the formula proposed by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to bring together both sides of the Atlantic, at least 3.5% of the 5% will be allocated to military capabilities, assets, and forces, including all types of weapons, ammunition, and training.
The remaining 1.5% could include general investments related to defense and security, as well as aid sent to Ukraine.
Initially, the targets planned to be reached by 2030 are expected to be mentioned as 2032 in the summit's final declaration, but neither this change nor Rutte's formula has managed to unite all allies on the same line.