UPDATE - Turkish foreign minister continues bilateral talks on sidelines of NATO meeting

UPDATES WITH TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER’S MEETING WITH GERMAN COUNTERPART, REVISES DECK

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) - The Turkish foreign minister on Wednesday met with his Dutch counterpart on the sidelines of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

In a Twitter post, Türkiye’s Mevlut Cavusoglu said that he discussed with Wopke Hoekstra matters related to Ukraine and NATO enlargement.

Separately, Cavusoglu met with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and "discussed recent developments in Ukraine and our economic/defense cooperation," the Turkish foreign minister said.

He also announced on Twitter that he met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and "reminded that fight against terrorism is the joint responsibility of all NATO allies."

NATO foreign ministers are in Bucharest to attend a two-day meeting that started on Monday.

The ministers discussed the war in Ukraine, which is considered a threat to Euro-Atlantic peace and security.