Unwise For President Biden To Focus Upon NATO In Congratulatory Telephone Call With President Erdogan. Should Send High-Profile Delegation To Inaugural- Vice President Harris Would Be Wise Choice.
Unwise For President Biden To Focus Upon NATO In Congratulatory Telephone Call With President Erdogan
The United States Relationship With Turkiye Must Be Defined By More Than NATO (Sweden) And Defense Issues.
President Erdogan Will Feel Disrespected If NATO Members And European Members View Only Their Bilateral Relationships And Multilateral Relationships With Turkiye Through The Prism Of Transactions Focusing Upon Sweden, Russia, And Ukraine.
How Does Turkiye, A NATO Member, Receive The United States And Other NATO Members Providing F-16 Aircraft To Ukraine, Not A NATO Member, While Denying F-16 Aircraft To Turkiye Whose Taxpayers Fund The Second-Largest Military Presence In NATO?
The Biden-Harris Administration (2021- ) Should Send A Very High-Profile Delegation To President Erdogan’s Inauguration- Vice President Kamala Harris Would Be A Wise Choice. If Not, Then United States Secretary Of State Antony Blinken And United States Secretary Of Commerce Gina Raimondo Along With Robert Menendez (D- New Jersey), Chairman And James Risch (R- Idaho), Ranking Member, Committee On Foreign Relations Of The United States Senate, Michael McCaul (R- Texas, 10th District), Chairman, Gregory Meeks (D- New York, 5th District), Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee Of The United States House Of Representatives.
President Erdogan’s Final Five-Year Term Focus Will Be To Promote “Brand Turkiye” Commercially, Economically, Financially, Militarily, And Politically. The United States Should Build Its Engagement Strategy With That In Mind.
The White House
Washington DC
29 May 2023
Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Erdogan of Türkiye: “President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today to congratulate him on his re-election as President of Türkiye. They expressed their shared commitment to continue working together as close partners to deepen cooperation between our countries and people. They also discussed their readiness as NATO Allies to address regional and global challenges, including strengthening transatlantic security at the NATO Summit in Vilnius.”
The White House
Washington DC
29 May 2023
Remarks Before Marine One Departure
THE PRESIDENT: ... I spoke to Erdoğan and congratulated Erdoğan. And he -- he still wants to work on something on the F-16s. I told him we wanted a deal with Sweden, so let’s get that done. And so we'll be back in touch with one another. But I -- it was basically a congratulatory call.
QUESTION: Are you expecting any movement on Sweden’s membership in NATO on Erdoğan’s part?
THE PRESIDENT: I raised that issue with him. We’re going to talk more about it next week.
United States Department of State
Washington DC
30 May 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu today to offer his congratulations on President Erdogan’s re-election. Secretary Blinken emphasized the value the United States places on the U.S.-Turkiye bilateral relationship. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cavusoglu highlighted the importance of NATO unity, and Secretary Blinken reiterated his strong belief that Sweden is ready to join the Alliance now. Secretary Blinken thanked the Foreign Minister for his government’s ongoing efforts to ensure the continuation of the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative.”
With elections in 2024, President Erdogan’s second and final term will coincide with nearing 80% of the terms for the next presidents of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, nearing 70% of the term of the next president of the United States, nearing 75% of the next terms of the leadership of the European Union (EU) and European Council (EC), and nearing 90% of the term of the next Secretary-General of NATO, which expires in September 2023.
European Union (EU): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Albania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, Turkiye, Latvia, and North Macedonia. The Kingdom of Sweden awaits approval from the governments of the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Turkiye.
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