The Minister’s Deputies today held an exchange of views at ministerial level with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey. This exchange of views organised following the attempted coup d’état in Turkey on 15 July, was opened by Marina Kaljurand, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Chair of the Committee of Ministers. After introductory remarks by Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, and a presentation by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, ministers from various member countries had the possibility to express their views.