Deputy Chairperson Mwencha receives Deputy under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Addis Ababa, 19 June 2013– African Union Commission’s Deputy Chairperson, Erastus Mwencha, on Wednesday 19th June 2013 met with the Turkish delegation headed by Ambassador Birnur Fertekligir, Deputy under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in his office at the African Union headquarters.

The visit of the Turkish Delegation occured in margin of the high level official meetings held on Africa – Turkey partnership in preparation of the second Africa/Turkey Summit.
Consolidation of the cooperation ties between the African Union and Turkey and the progress made on the strategic partnership at the bilateral and multilateral levels were some of the issues raised during the meeting. The two parties exchanged views on the ways and means to get ready for the 2nd Africa/Turkey Summit.

Deputy Chairperson Mwencha lauded the progress made by the successful partnership in the different areas of mutual interest between the two sides. He underlined the need to create closer relations between African and Turkish business communities for expanding trade and investment between the two sides.

Ambassador Birnur Fertekligir highlighted some actions carried out so far by her country in the framework of the bilateral and multilateral partnerships and expressed the commitment of her government in supporting African Union to achieve its goals.

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