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NATO Summit Starts with a Royal Dinner

by Oui Thu Jun 26th, 2025 at 01:11:00 AM EST

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President Erdoğan arrives in The Hague for NATO summit | Daily Sabah |

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to attend a two-day NATO summit in The Hague, where leaders will address key strategic threats facing the Euro-Atlantic region.

Erdoğan landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and was greeted by Dutch officials, Türkiye's Ambassador to NATO Basat Öztürk, and Turkish Ambassador to The Hague Selçuk Ünal. He then traveled to The Hague, where the summit is taking place.

The Turkish president is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump later Tuesday at a royal dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima for heads of state and government and their spouses.

Accompanying Erdoğan are First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Erdoğan's top foreign policy and security adviser Akif Çağatay Kılıç.`

The royal dinner took place at the Royal Palace in The Hague, with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima welcoming the leaders and posing for official photos before the event began.

NATO Dinner at Royal Palace King WA - Queen Maxima

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Erdoğan and Trump warm greeting during NATO leaders' family dinner @RoyalPalace Huis ten Bosch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met and shared words briefly with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit currently being held in the Netherlands and set to end on June 25.

The Turkish President also attended a royal dinner hosted by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on June 24 for world leaders gathering in The Hague for the NATO summit.

Erdogan is expected to engage in bilateral meetings with multiple world leaders during the summit, focusing on strategic threats and risks facing the Euro-Atlantic region.


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Türkiye's Erdoğan Holds Press Conference at NATO Summit in The Hague | DRM News |

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the NATO summit in The Hague, urging allies to lift defense trade restrictions and pushing for peace in Ukraine via the Istanbul process. He welcomes the Iran-Israel ceasefire and emphasizes Turkey's role in regional stability. What's Turkey's next move? For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.

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No, a Sánchez no le han apartado de la foto de la OTAN

"Todos los aliados saben de la garantía, confianza y predictibildiad que tiene España con la OTAN y no son palabras vacuas", ha remarcado ante la insistencia de los periodistas por el hecho de que no haya habido una foto con Trump coincidiendo con el enfrentamiento de ambos dirigentes por el rechazo de España a aumentar el gasto militar hasta el 5% del PIB.

"All the allies know the guarantee, trust, and predictability that Spain has with NATO, and these are not empty words," he emphasized, in response to journalists' insistence that there was no photo opportunity with Trump during the two leaders' confrontation over Spain's refusal to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.

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