On March 7, the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY & Turkey Programs hosted H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, at the Atlantic Council Headquarters in Washington, DC for a conversation on US-Türkiye bilateral relations, Türkiye perspectives on regional issues and Türkiye’s foreign policy priorities during the Minister’s trip to the United States to participate in the US-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism.
Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Jenna Ben-Yehuda delivered opening remarks, and Atlantic Council IN TURKEY & Turkey Programs Senior Director Defne Arslan moderated the one on one conversation with Minister Fidan.
The Atlantic Council in Turkey, which is in charge of the Turkey program, aims to promote and strengthen transatlantic engagement with the region by providing a high-level forum and pursuing programming to address the most important issues on energy, economics, security, and defense.