Reuters-The NATO alliance must keep Turkey at the heart of transatlantic ties, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (March 23), in a conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Blinken said that, despite public differences with Ankara, the United States and NATO had a strong interest in keeping Turkey anchored in the alliance.
"Turkey is a long-standing and valued ally," Blinken told an event at NATO headquarters, saying it was also in Ankara's interest to remain in the alliance.
The American Secretary of State also said that the alliance will work with Russia "when it advances in our interest", like strategic stability.
On China, Blinken commented that NATO should focus on the challenges it poses to the rules-based international order.
