NATO parliamentary leaders meet in Istanbul on defense spending, investment

ISTANBUL, June 29– The NATO parliamentary summit opened in Istanbul on Monday, with alliance officials calling for stronger defense investment ahead of next week’s NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara.

The two-day summit brought together parliamentary speakers and delegation heads from NATO’s 32 member states to discuss security issues. Opening the meeting, NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Marcos Perestrello stressed the critical role of national parliaments in supporting defense investment and implementing the alliance’s security priorities.