Erdogan expressed interest in boosting ties in the areas of energy, investment, and defense. He underscored that enhanced bilateral relations could support the long-standing goal of reaching a $100 billion trade volume between the two NATO allies.

President Donald Trump took center stage at the NATO summit in the Netherlands today, touting his brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel that seems to be holding, as well as the defense spending commitment that he secured from NATO allies — a “monumental win for the United States” as Trump called it.