Dutch Prime Minister Visits Patriot Units Deployed in Turkey

PM Mark Rutte visits Patriot missiles at NATO airbase at IncirlikDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited NATO’s İncirlik airbase in the southern Turkish province of Adana, where Patriot units sent by the Dutch army have been stationed since January. Rutte also held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before leaving Turkey on Oct. 13. . . .

Erdoğan thanked his counterpart for the Netherlands’ support to Turkey’s border security within NATO.

Rutte told Erdoğan that his country gave a lot of importance to Turkey’s border security, while also vowing support for Ankara’s EU bid ahead of the release of this year’s Progress Report.

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Image: PM Mark Rutte visits Patriot missiles at NATO airbase at Incirlik (photo: Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands)