Turkish, British, Italian defense ministers to discuss Ukraine invasion and security ties in Istanbul
April 8, 2022, 11:56 am

Turkish, British, Italian defense ministers to discuss Ukraine invasion and security ties in Istanbul

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The Arab News reported, citing Reuters, the Turkish Defense Ministry said that the defense ministers of Turkey, Britain and Italy will meet in Istanbul on Friday to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and security ties between the three NATO allies.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini will visit Istanbul at the invitation of their Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar.

The statement said: “At the meeting, where an exchange of views will be carried out on defense and security relations between the countries and on regional issues, developments in Ukraine are also expected to be discussed."

NATO member Turkey shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, has good ties with both and has taken a mediating role in the conflict. It has so far hosted peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers and negotiators, and has been working to arrange a meeting of their presidents.

In this photo, Russian missiles targeted maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

Turkey and Italy have also increased engagement since a NATO summit last month, where the leaders of Turkey, Italy and France discussed ways to revive the SAMP-T air defense system project by the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium.

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On Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he had discussed the TF-X fighter jet project with his British counterpart, Liz Truss, at a NATO meeting in Brussels. The project has been stalled due to issues with Rolls Royce over the engines.

Source: arabnews

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