President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications said the two leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Lithuania, as well as regional and international issues.
Erdoğan congratulated Sinkevičius on assuming his new position. He said he believed relations between the two countries would grow stronger day by day.
Erdoğan said it would be beneficial for Türkiye and Lithuania to increase consultations in all areas in the coming period, particularly in the defense industry. He added that Türkiye was working to help ensure the Russia-Ukraine war ends in lasting peace.
Erdoğan also wished Lithuania success during its upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.