Erdogan welcomed the Finnish leader with a ceremony: Agenda NATO membership
President Erdoğan welcomed President of Finland Niinistö with an official ceremony. The main agenda of the meeting is Finland’s NATO membership.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, who is on an official visit to Turkey, with a ceremony at the Presidential Complex.
The cavalrymen, who welcomed the office vehicle Niinistö was in, on the street in front of the Presidential Complex, accompanied the vehicle to the protocol gate. President Erdoğan welcomed Niinistö at the main entrance of the complex.
After Erdoğan and Niinistö took their places in the ceremony area, the national anthems of the two countries were played, accompanied by 21 guns. Finnish President Niinistö greeted the Guard Regiment Ceremonial Troop by saying “hello, soldier” in Turkish.
Flags and soldiers representing the 16 Turkish states established in history also took part in the ceremony.
After the welcoming ceremony that took place in the rain, Erdoğan and Niinistö posed for the journalists in front of the Turkish and Finnish flags on the stairs.
Erdoğan and Niinistö, who had a tete-a-tete meeting, will then hold a joint press conference. President Erdoğan will also meet with Finnish President Niinistö at a working dinner. (AA)
