U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in the Netherlands. Erdogan's office reported that the Turkish president welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and emphasized the importance of contacts to end the war in Gaza, which he described as a "humanitarian tragedy." It was also noted that Erdogan told his American counterpart that the parties should promote commercial cooperation between the military industries of the two countries, which would help them reach their set target of $100 billion in joint trade agreements.