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Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia on Thursday on the sidelines of an extraordinary NATO leaders' summit in Brussels.

The closed-door meeting lasted 40 minutes at NATO headquarters.

Erdogan was joined in the meeting by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin.

Kallas wrote on Twitter that she met Erdogan “to discuss the need for NATO forward defense and support to Ukraine.”

She said Ukraine needs “long-term help,” and added: "Appreciate Turkey's efforts in this regard.”

She thanked Turkiye “for contributing to our region's security with presence of forces in Poland.”​​​​​​​