Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 11, 2023. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
During the NATO leaders’ summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a meeting on Tuesday.
Closed to the media, the meeting took place at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre (LITEXPO) in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Earlier, Erdogan also met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
The Turkish president is in Vilnius to attend a NATO leaders’ summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The 31 leaders of the military alliance are meeting to discuss the Ukraine war, Sweden’s NATO membership, and steps to strengthen the group’s defense and deterrence.
