Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Swedish city of Helsingborg on Thursday and Friday, diplomatic sources said.
The two-day meeting is expected to focus largely on preparations for an upcoming NATO summit to be hosted by Ankara in early July.
Participants are also expected to exchange views on transatlantic cooperation, defence industry production capacity and growing challenges to alliance cohesion.
Ministers are likely to discuss how increased defence spending can be translated into enhanced military capabilities - a key issue for NATO as member states seek to strengthen deterrence amid mounting threats.
The meeting is also expected to address tensions involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, along with the implications for Euro-Atlantic security and global supply chains.
Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, is also expected to feature prominently on the agenda.
On Thursday, the meeting will begin with an informal working dinner of the NATO-Ukraine Council, attended by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
During the event, Fidan is expected to reaffirm Türkiye’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while stressing Ankara’s diplomatic efforts to help resolve the conflict.
The talks will continue on Friday with a special session attended exclusively by the foreign ministers of NATO’s 32 member states.
The gathering will mark the final foreign ministers’ meeting before NATO heads of state convene in Ankara.
Fidan is also expected to brief allies on preparations for the upcoming summit, which Ankara hopes will highlight the unity of the Western alliance.
He is further expected to underline the importance of NATO’s “360-degree security approach,” which calls for greater engagement with the alliance’s southern neighbours and closer cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
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