President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen changed the traditional approach during this meeting with Erdogan, placing the female interpreter in the central position, with the two sitting on either side, facing each other, which makes it easier to read their expressions. Previously, at the Gaza Peace Summit held in Egypt, Trump casually touched Erdogan's headscarf, causing him to nearly fall. This time, von der Leyen was very considerate; she praised Erdogan for his contributions to the peace negotiations in Ukraine, said that the EU-Turkey trade and economic dialogue is a good example, and congratulated Turkey on hosting the UN Climate Change Conference next year, stating that the EU will fully support Turkey. At the G20 Summit in South Africa, von der Leyen said, "Uncertainty is increasing, imbalance, gaps, and dependencies are being weaponized." She believes the world needs "cooperation rather than confrontation, diversity rather than disruption," and claimed that the EU is pushing for reforms to restore a fair, rules-based, WTO-centered trading system. On the surface, von der Leyen's words sound pleasant, but in reality, what she is talking about is "a rules-based international system," which she and Biden proposed to target China.
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