Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan attends 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna

Hakan Fidan addresses counterparts at OSCE Ministerial Council, meets his Austrian counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger on sidelines of meeting

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan took part Thursday in the 32nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Vienna. Fidan addressed his counterparts during the high-level gathering in the Austrian capital, the Foreign Ministry said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal. Diplomatic sources said he also held a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger on the sidelines of the event. The two discussed recent developments regarding negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. During the meeting, they also reviewed Turkish–EU relations. Fidan underlined that EU membership remains a strategic objective for Türkiye and reiterated Ankara’s expectation that the bloc will open new accession chapters for negotiations. Meanwhile, Hakan Fidan also held a meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili in Vienna, on the margins of the OSCE. The two discussed bilateral ties and regional cooperation, as well as the South Caucasus.