Hakan Fidan, Akın Gürlek and Mustafa Çiftçi are going to Belgium: The agenda of the critical meeting has been announced

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek and Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi are going to Belgium to attend the ministerial meeting to be held between Türkiye and Belgium.

During their visit between 19-21 October, the three ministers are planned to attend the Fourth Meeting of Türkiye-Belgium Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Internal Affairs to be held in Brussels on 20 October.

FOURTH MEETING AFTER 10 YEARS

According to information obtained from Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources, cooperation topics between the two countries will be evaluated in the fourth round of the meeting, which was last held in Ankara in 2016.

The agenda of the meeting will include the fight against terrorism, judicial and police cooperation, defense industry, consular services, visa and immigration issues. Regional and international developments will also be discussed during the meetings.

The Belgian delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot, Minister of Internal Affairs Bernard Quintin, Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden and Minister of Asylum and Immigration Anneleen Van Bossuyt.

FİDAN WILL MEET WITH KALLAS AND RUTTE

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan is expected to meet separately with European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte as part of his visit to Belgium.

Fidan is also planned to give a speech at the European Policy Center think tank and meet with business world representatives.

TARGET OF 15 BILLION DOLLARS IN TRADE VOLUME

Economic relations between Türkiye and Belgium are also expected to be among the agenda items of the visit.

While the trade volume between the two countries is recorded as 9.2 billion dollars in 2025, this figure is aimed to be increased to 15 billion dollars. Queen Mathilde of Belgium also came to Türkiye as part of an economy-focused visit between 10-14 May 2026.

It is stated that approximately 300 thousand Turkish citizens living in Belgium play an important role in the relations between the two countries.