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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed his US counterpart Donald Trump in the capital Ankara, as a two-day NATO summit kicked off.
Erdogan personally greeted Trump upon his arrival at Esenboga Airport.
An official welcoming ceremony will later be held at the presidential complex, after which they will hold bilateral talks and delegation-level meetings on regional and international issues.
The leaders are also expected to hold a news conference.
Earlier Tuesday, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Türkiye. Caine, accompanied by a US delegation, observed a moment of silence before laying a wreath at Ataturk's mausoleum.
NATO heads of state and government, as well as leaders from key partner countries, are meeting in Ankara for the alliance's 2026 summit, which will focus on implementing the defense spending commitments agreed at last year's meeting in the Hague, sustaining military support for Ukraine and expanding defense industrial production.
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US President Donald Trump has arrived in Türkiye to attend the NATO Summit in Ankara, EDnews reports.
According to foreign media, the aircraft carrying the US president landed at Ankara Esenboğa Airport on Tuesday ahead of the high-level gathering of NATO leaders.
Trump is expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, where leaders will discuss key security challenges, the war in Ukraine, defence cooperation and regional stability.
The NATO Summit brings together heads of state and government from the alliance's member countries to address pressing geopolitical and security issues.
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US President Donald Trump departed the White House late Monday for Ankara, Türkiye, where he will attend a NATO summit and hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The presidential motorcade left the White House at 9.03 p.m. local time (0103GMT Tuesday) en route to Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Maryland, the White House pool report said, with Air Force One taking off at 9.41 p.m. (0141GMT).
Trump will arrive in Ankara on Tuesday afternoon, where he will be welcomed by President Erdogan in a state arrival ceremony.
The two leaders will hold a meeting where they will discuss bilateral issues.
The discussions will review Türkiye-US relations "in all dimensions, including defense, trade and investment," and address steps that could be taken to deepen existing cooperation, Turkish Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said in a statement.
On Wednesday, Trump will participate in an official welcome ceremony and family photo, followed by a NATO leaders’ working session, the White House said.
He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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