Hakan Fidan
Turkish politician
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This is a defence agreement,
- said Hakan FidanGulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/mena…
This is not an offensive pact,
- Fidan told a news conference in AnkaraHürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/houthi/a…
This is a defence agreement,... If one of the countries is attacked, you support its defence. This is not an offensive agreement."
- said Hakan Fidan, addingThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026100…
Especially the structure of the military headquarters, the status of the secretariat and the appointment of a new secretary” were
The necessary work for submitting the agreement to parliament has reached its conclusion... We have almost completed our own work,
- Fidan said at a joint news conference with Hungarian counterpart, Anita Orban, in AnkaraHürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/saudi/pa…
We discussed in detail what kind of support could be provided for Saudi Arabia’s defense and, on the other hand, what could be done to resolve the issue peacefully and through dialogue,
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