UPDATE - Turkish President Erdogan arrives in the Netherlands for NATO summit

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By Zafer Fatih Beyaz and Beril Canakci

THE HAGUE / ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to attend a two-day NATO summit in The Hague.

Erdogan landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, where he was welcomed by Dutch officials, Türkiye’s Ambassador to NATO Basat Ozturk, and Turkish Ambassador to The Hague Selcuk Unal.

He later traveled to The Hague, where the summit is taking place.

Later Tuesday Erdogan is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima for world leaders including 45 heads of state and other dignitaries.

Accompanying the president are Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief Ibrahim Kalin, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Akif Cagatay Kilic, Erdogan’s top foreign policy and security adviser.

Erdogan is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders during the summit, which will focus on strategic threats and risks facing the Euro-Atlantic region.

The two-day NATO summit is due to conclude on Wednesday.