By Serkan Kaya
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday.
The meeting will take place at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre (LITEXPO) in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, at 1430 GMT.
Erdogan will separately meet Charles Michel, the president of the European Council. It is expected that the meeting will begin at 1630 GMT.
The meetings will be closed to the media.
Earlier, Erdogan departed for Vilnius to attend the NATO leaders’ summit slated for July 11-12.
The two-day summit of NATO leaders will address the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, its challenges to NATO, and steps to strengthen the military alliance's defense and deterrence. Sweden's bid to join NATO bid will be also on the agenda.
*Writing by Muhammed Enes Calli