Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - June 21, 2022

By Dilara Hamit

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Countries like Türkiye are the ones shouldering the “real burden” of the global migration and refugee crises, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

EU foreign ministers decided to renew sanctions against Russia over the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed NATO-EU cooperation Monday as well as their support to Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid agreed to submit a bill next week for the dissolution of parliament, and the latter will be appointed as prime minister, state media reported.

Türkiye said talks about Finland and Sweden's applications to join NATO will continue, and the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid is not an endpoint.

The Turkish president and UN secretary-general spoke over the phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said in a statement.

The European Union's top diplomat said he will write to all African foreign ministers to explain the cause of the global food crisis and counter Russian “propaganda.”