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Defence Industries Secretariat head Haluk Görgün has stated that stronger defence cooperation between Türkiye and Romania will enhance joint capabilities and contribute to NATO collective security. He cited the delivery of the CAm. Roman corvette to the Romanian Navy as a reflection of growing strategic ties.Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying Ankara "deeply shares the pain" of the Iranian people and pledging to support regional stability efforts.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Islamabad MoU takes immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade ahead of Friday's official signing ceremony in Switzerland.Fidan told the prestigious MGIMO university — which counts Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among its alumni — that the honor recognized the deep bond between Türkiye and Russia, calling diplomacy the only effective tool for resolving regional disputes amid shifting global power dynamics and warning against strategic miscalculation during the transition to a multipolar order.Türkiye's national team is focused on securing a crucial victory against Paraguay in its second Group D match as it seeks to recover from an opening defeat to Australia. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır said "the first match was not a final" and the team still has six points to play for.

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Turkish FM Fidan meets bipartisan US senators ahead of NATO summit

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Turkish FM Fidan meets bipartisan US senators ahead of NATO summit

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) receives U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group Co-Chair and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senior Member Jeanne Shaheen (3rd R), Senators Christopher Coons (R), Dick Durbin (3rd L) and Mike Rounds (2nd R), and U.S. Representative Mike Turner (2nd L) ahead of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 6, 2026.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received a bipartisan US congressional delegation in Ankara on Monday, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Chris Coons. The delegation is in Türkiye for the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum and related events.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with a bipartisan delegation of United States lawmakers in Ankara on Monday ahead of the NATO summit, diplomatic sources said. Fidan received Senator Jeanne Shaheen, co-chair of the US Senate NATO Observer Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Coons, Dick Durbin, Mike Rounds, and US Representative Mike Turner.

Summit engagements

The bipartisan US congressional delegation is visiting Türkiye to participate in the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum and is scheduled to meet heads of state and foreign counterparts, as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to the sources. The meetings come as President Donald Trump prepares to arrive in Ankara for the summit, where he is expected to hold bilateral talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Separate engagement

Separately, Fidan addressed an event titled "European Security After the Ankara Summit: Strengthening Cooperation Among NATO Allies Across Europe," organised jointly by the Foreign Ministry's Centre for Strategic Research and Chatham House in Ankara. The discussions come amid heightened transatlantic tensions over burden‑sharing, with Trump having threatened to reduce the US role in NATO while maintaining cordial ties with Erdoğan. Fidan has previously stated that Ankara intends to use this friendship "for the benefit of the greater good, for the entire NATO family".

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