Blinken calls Turkey’s FM Hakan Fidan, Sweden’s NATO bid tops agenda - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Jun 8, 2023

Turkey's newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan delivers a speech. — Turkey's newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan delivers a speech during a handover ceremony in Ankara on June 5, 2023. The Turkish president unveiled a new Cabinet lineup on June 3 after winning a historic runoff election to serve a third term in office. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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Turkey’s FM Hakan Fidan in call with Sweden as NATO bid progresses

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 30: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President holds his press conference at the NATO Summit on June 30, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. During the summit in Madrid, on June 30 NATO leaders will make the historic decision whether to increase the number of high-readiness troops above 300,000 to face the Russian threat. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Turkey's Erdogan to meet Sweden's PM for last-ditch talks on NATO bid

Nazlan Ertan

In Izmir, reporting on culture

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their talks in Moscow on August 31, 2023. (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Fidan: Turkey committed to 'understandings' on Sweden’s NATO bid

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) speaks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom (L).

Why Turkey is still dragging its feet on Sweden's NATO accession

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO