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Türkiye wants certain assurances from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte before Ankara approves his bid to be the next head of NATO, reports Bloomberg. It is said that Türkiye wants to ensure that Rutte, or any other candidate, does not have a biased attitude towards the members of the alliance in the European Union, and in particular, that he does not succumb to pressure from Greece and Cyprus. Both countries remain at loggerheads with Ankara over long-standing territorial disputes. Türkiye also wants Rutte to allow Ankara to join NATO’s partnership with the EU and ensure there are no defense ex…

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