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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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Germany’s Merz: Ankara summit will bring ‘new spirit’ to NATO

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Germany’s Merz: Ankara summit will bring ‘new spirit’ to NATO

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed confidence that the Ankara summit will mark a “new spirit” within NATO, strengthening cooperation and unity. He said European allies are ramping up defense spending and will make the alliance “more European” so it can remain transatlantic.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that he hopes the NATO summit in Ankara will mark a new chapter for the alliance, strengthening cooperation and unity between the US and its European partners. “I am confident that, starting from Ankara, we will see a new spirit within NATO—one that makes the alliance stronger and more united,” he told reporters upon arrival at the summit venue at the Turkish presidential complex.

European defense spending

Merz said the alliance’s European members are ready to shoulder greater responsibility and are significantly increasing defense spending to meet the targets set at NATO’s previous leaders’ summit in 2025. “Last year in The Hague, we decided to significantly step up our defense efforts — and we have delivered,” Merz said, adding that they will review progress during their meeting with US President Donald Trump and other leaders. “We will make NATO more European so that it can remain transatlantic,” he stressed.

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