Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, US not withdrawing

World NATOturkeyus Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, US not withdrawing Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Güler At Nato Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, June 16, 2023 230616 D Xi929 1007 (cropped) Relevant News Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, US not withdrawing 30 June 2026 Paphos man, 59, gets six years for shooting wife in Peyia 30 June 2026 Things to do on Tuesday, June 30 30 June 2026 newsroom 30 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber NATO is adjusting to a shifting security landscape and the United States is not seeking to leave the alliance, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler told Reuters ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara next week. Turkey will host 32 NATO leaders, as well as officials from the Gulf and Asia-Pacific region, on July 7-8, amid tensions within the alliance over burden-sharing, defence spending, and U.S. complaints about allies’ lack of involvement in re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. In written responses to questions, Guler said the summit would focus on bloc unity, evaluating allies’ increased defence spending, bolstering defence industry cooperation and increasing support for Ukraine. Ankara should be involved in European defence initiatives, he added. “NATO continues to be an unparalleled and fundamental platform for Euro-Atlantic security and defence. We evaluate the period we are going through not as a crisis, but as a process of adjusting to the changing security environment,” Guler said. He said the U.S. had no intention of withdrawing from NATO, but that it wanted European allies and Canada to assume more responsibility for the security of Europe, which he said must include Ankara in its defence plans and initiatives. (Reuters) Read more: What the end of taken-for-granted security means for Cyprus Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Paphos man, 59, gets six years for shooting wife in Peyia Things to do on Tuesday, June 30 Cyprus faces shortages in 63 professions, EURES report finds Search for missing persons in La Guaira after two earthquakes struck Venezuela On this day: Hitler purges political rivals in Night of the Long Knives in 1934 Interior of Aradippou factory gutted by blaze as crews avert spread (photos+video) Limassol police officer who shot wife had just started shift and issued weapon Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.