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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan participated in the 32nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), held Thursday in Vienna, Austria, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The high-level meeting, hosted by Finland as the OSCE chair for 2025, brought together top diplomats from across the region. Finland is set to transfer the chairmanship to Switzerland next month.
On the sidelines of the summit, Fidan held separate bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Austria, Hungary, and Georgia. In talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, the two sides reportedly exchanged views on the state of Türkiye–EU relations and the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict.
Diplomatic sources said Fidan emphasized that European Union membership remains a strategic objective for Türkiye. He also renewed Ankara’s expectation that the EU open new chapters in Türkiye’s long-stalled accession negotiations.
In his meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili, Fidan discussed bilateral cooperation and regional dynamics, including the situation in the South Caucasus. Separately, the Turkish foreign minister met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to review diplomatic coordination between the two countries.
Fidan also met with OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu in Vienna as part of Türkiye’s broader diplomatic engagement within the organization.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the world’s largest regional security organization, comprising 57 participating states from Europe, Central Asia, and North America.
The gathering is hosted by Finland, which holds the OSCE chair for 2025 and is set to hand over the role to Switzerland next month.
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