Published January 03,2024
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Türkiye on Saturday, the Turkish international minister mentioned on Wednesday.
“Blinken will arrive (in Türkiye) on Saturday. He will come to Türkiye as my guest, and that is currently planned… if nothing changes,” Hakan Fidan instructed reporters within the Turkish capital Ankara.
In response to a query about whether or not Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to go to the US, Fidan mentioned no such journey is at the moment deliberate.
Regarding visa-free journey for Turkish residents to Europe, Fidan mentioned: “This is an important issue, we are working on it. In the first place, we focused on easing visa restrictions.”
He harassed that Türkiye is engaged on visa liberalization and updating the Customs Union.
“We have serious cooperation on migration. That is important, both for us and for them. A constructive process is desired. We also attach importance to the positive atmosphere with Greece within the scope of reducing tensions in the Aegean,” he mentioned, including that it can be crucial for Türkiye to handle all of them concurrently.
In response to a different query about Türkiye’s intelligence and safety, in addition to ongoing counter-terrorism operations, the international minister mentioned: “Very serious reforms have been made in the National Intelligence Organization,” and that critical investments in know-how are required.
“Incredibly new methods must be developed. Türkiye has made significant progress in this area,” he mentioned, including that the intelligence service has hit onerous terrorist networks and apprehended many sleuths of international spy businesses.
Regarding the PKK terror group’s presence in Iraq, Fidan mentioned: “It (PKK) does not control even a square meter of land in Türkiye. But they have reached the point where they control large areas of land in Iraq.”
Underlining totally different equations within the area, he mentioned if the regional actors need, Türkiye will assist them clear up the phobia downside.
“The only reason for our presence there is to fight the PKK. If you embrace the fight against it, there will be no need for us to be concerned,” he added.
PKK terrorists usually cover in northern Iraq to plot cross-border assaults in Türkiye.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the US, and EU-has been answerable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with ladies, kids, and infants.
Source: www.anews.com.tr