NATO highlights Turkey’s key role in alliance, fight against Daesh/ISIS

NATO to continue to closely work with Turkey to stabilize southern neighborhood, says Jens Stoltenberg

NEWS IN ENGLISH 05.06.2021, 12:31 05.06.2021, 14:44 Pelin Su Tamer

NATO highlights Turkey’s key role in alliance, fight against Daesh/ISIS

Underscoring Turkey’s contribution to NATO and the global fight against Daesh/ISIS terror group, NATO general secretary said the alliance will continue to closely work with the country.

Previewing the NATO Summit in Brussels that will take place on June 14, Jens Stoltenberg spoke at an event jointly organized by NATO, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Brookings Institution.

“Turkey is an important NATO ally. If we just look at the map, we realize the importance of this land … and it is the only NATO ally that borders Iraq and Syria. Turkey’s infrastructure has been extremely important in fighting ISIS,” said Stoltenberg.

Also applauding Turkey’s role in managing the migrant crisis, the NATO chief said: “We will continue to work closely with Turkey to stabilize our (NATO’s) southern neighborhood.”

Assessing recent developments in Turkish-Greek relations, Stoltenberg remarked that NATO is an important platform to overcome intra-alliance differences and disagreements.

The mechanism that was recently formed to prevent an armed conflict between Turkey and Greece is a good example of this, he added. 

 About Russia, Stoltenberg said Moscow continues “pattern of dangerous behavior” with its “massive military build-up from the Arctic to Africa” and carries out “cyber and hybrid attacks across  NATO countries.”

He also accused Russia of intimidating its neighbors and suppressing opposition in the country.  

Turning to China, Stoltenberg said there are opportunities to engage with Beijing on issues such as trade, climate change and arms control.

“China will soon have the largest economy in the world. It already has the second largest defense budget and the biggest navy. And it is seeking to control critical infrastructure in our countries and around the world,” he said.

Stoltenberg also drew attention to the “complex” security environment, including global competition, sophisticated cyber-attacks, disruptive technologies, terrorism, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the security impacts of climate change.

“None of our countries can face these challenges alone. But the nations of Europe and North America are not alone. We stand together in NATO. This is what NATO 2030 is about. Standing  strong together,” he said.

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	34	93
2. Fenerbahçe	33	86
3. Trabzonspor	33	55
4. Beşiktaş	33	51
5. Başakşehir	33	49
6. Rizespor	33	48
7. Kasımpasa	33	46
8. Antalyaspor	33	45
9. Alanyaspor	33	45
10. Sivasspor	33	45
11. A.Demirspor	34	41
12. Samsunspor	33	39
13. Ankaragücü	33	37
14. Kayserispor	33	37
15. Konyaspor	33	36
16. Gaziantep FK	33	34
17. Hatayspor	33	33
18. Karagümrük	33	33
19. Pendikspor	33	30
20. İstanbulspor	33	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	31	69
2. Göztepe	31	63
3. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	31	55
4. Sakaryaspor	31	54
5. Bodrumspor	31	52
6. Kocaelispor	31	52
7. Bandırmaspor	31	47
8. Boluspor	31	47
9. Gençlerbirliği	31	47
10. Erzurumspor	31	42
11. Ümraniye	31	37
12. Manisa FK	31	36
13. Keçiörengücü	31	36
14. Şanlıurfaspor	31	34
15. Tuzlaspor	31	33
16. Adanaspor	31	32
17. Altay	31	15
18. Giresunspor	31	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. Arsenal	34	77
2. M.City	33	76
3. Liverpool	34	74
4. Aston Villa	34	66
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. M. United	33	53
7. Newcastle	33	50
8. West Ham United	34	48
9. Chelsea	32	47
10. Bournemouth	34	45
11. Brighton	33	44
12. Wolves	34	43
13. Fulham	34	42
14. Crystal Palace	34	39
15. Brentford	34	35
16. Everton	34	33
17. Nottingham Forest	34	26
18. Luton Town	34	25
19. Burnley	34	23
20. Sheffield United	34	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	33	84
2. Barcelona	32	70
3. Girona	32	68
4. Atletico Madrid	32	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	32	58
6. Real Sociedad	33	51
7. Real Betis	32	48
8. Valencia	32	47
9. Villarreal	32	42
10. Getafe	32	40
11. Osasuna	32	39
12. Sevilla	32	37
13. Las Palmas	32	38
14. Deportivo Alaves	32	35
15. Rayo Vallecano	32	34
16. Mallorca	32	31
17. Celta Vigo	32	31
18. Cadiz	32	25
19. Granada	32	18
20. Almeria	32	14