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Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan made an evaluation during his visit to Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

Stating that they worked hard in Brussels, Fidan said, "We had a very busy time focusing on our bilateral relations with the Belgian government, relations with NATO, relations with the EU, and issues related to our citizens and non-governmental organizations here." he said.

Stating that they had many contacts in Belgium, Fidan stated that they evaluated bilateral and regional relations with his Belgian counterpart.

Underlining that they had a meeting with the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek and the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Internal Affairs of Turkey-Belgium, Fidan stated that they discussed and went over all the issues related to the subjects of the three ministries and other indirect issues.

Fidan emphasized that this 3+3 platform has been created since 2016 and is a very useful platform.

Reminding that Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited Türkiye, Minister Fidan said, "With a large economic and trade delegation. This has obviously taken bilateral relations to another level and we are building on it." he said.

Stating that he also met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels, Fidan stated that he and Rutte went over issues related to both Turkey-NATO relations, the follow-up of the decisions taken at the NATO Ankara Summit hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in July, the Russia-Ukraine War, the Gulf, institutional issues that closely concern NATO, and crisis areas.

Fidan stated that they met with the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and continued:

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