IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu met with Baiba Aleksejuka-Tavaresa, Head of the Türkiye and Eastern Mediterranean Section of the European External Action Service, on 5 July 2023. During the meeting, developments in EU foreign policy, Türkiye-EU relations, security, and foreign policy cooperation were discussed.

Chairperson Zeytinoğlu touched upon the need for revival in Türkiye-EU relations and stated that the picture that emerged after the Ukraine War highlighted Türkiye's role in European security and increased the need for cooperation. Chairperson Zeytinoğlu brought up a proposal presented by IKV to overcome the existing problems by creating a "green and digital agenda" in Türkiye-EU relations. Chairperson Zeytinoğlu also noted that this proposal would not replace Türkiye's EU membership bid, but could create an impetus to overcome the difficulties and obstacles blocking relations. IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu was accompanied by IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas.