Hakan Fidan met with Matthew Whitaker in Istanbul for talks.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received Matthew Whitaker, the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO. The meeting, held in Istanbul, covered issues relating to NATO and Turkish-American relations, according to reports. The meeting is being viewed within the framework of strengthening strategic partnership between the two countries. Fidan received the US representative with official ceremony.
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, in Istanbul. During the meeting, in addition to NATO agenda items, the current state of Turkish-American strategic partnership was assessed. Neither side made an official statement regarding the details of the meeting.
Contact between the highest-level diplomatic representatives of two important NATO members demonstrates the trajectory of Turkey-U.S. relations; coordination of the two countries' positions on regional security issues can affect your organizations' strategic planning and international trade activities. This meeting in Istanbul is an indicator of how strong Turkey's position within NATO and the stability of the transatlantic alliance are.
2 independent sources corroborated this