An international donors’ conference will be held on Monday in Brussels to support earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
At a press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, Mr Blinken said Sweden and Finland should be admitted to NATO as quickly as possible.
The German consulate in Istanbul would be closed on Wednesday due to a heightened threat of attack in Turkey’s biggest city, said the country’s foreign ministry.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he will meet with Sweden’s new Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, in Turkey to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid.
Mr Erdogan accused the two countries of supporting terrorist groups banned in Turkey.
Mr Erdoğan travelled to Saudi Arabia in April for the first time since the brutal murder of Mr Khashoggi in 2018.
The deterioration of relations with Russia can have dramatic domestic and foreign policy consequences for Turkey.
The Nigerian leader held talks with the Turkish President on Saturday.
