In Antalya, Turkey courts Russia on Black Sea deal, the West on defense - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ezgi Akin

Mar 1, 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met with Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs of Russia, on the margins of Antalya Diplomacy Forum. — Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met with Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs of Russia, on the margins of Antalya Diplomacy Forum. — Turkish MFA/X

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President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg greet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on stage before a group photo during the 2024 NATO summit on July 10, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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