“The United States has no intention of leaving NATO,” said Turkey's Defense Minister Yasar Guler in an interview with Reuters.
“However, the U.S. wants its European allies and Canada to take on greater responsibility for European security. Ankara also needs to be involved in these defense programs and projects,” the head of Turkey's military agency noted.
According to Guler, the current situation in the alliance is viewed in Ankara not as a crisis but as a “process of adapting to a changing security environment.”
