Trade relations between Türkiye and Bahrain have “nice potential,” the Turkish Parliament speaker mentioned on Monday throughout a go to to the dominion, highlighting the necessity on enhancing relations between the 2 nation’s parliaments.
As a part of his go to to Bahrain, Numan Kurtulmuş met with Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, the speaker of Bahrain’s Council of Representatives, in line with a press release from the Turkish Parliament.
“The fiftieth yr of Türkiye-Bahrain relations is behind us. Now we need to speak about additional targets within the second 50 years. In addition to President Erdogan’s efforts within the relations between the 2 international locations, we, as parliaments, ought to endeavor to enhance these relations. It is essential to strengthen the relations between parliaments,” Kurtulmuş mentioned.
Recalling that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has utilized for membership within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Kurtulmuş mentioned that the confederation’s administrator is an official from Bahrain and pressured that they’re on the lookout for assist on this difficulty.
“Unfortunately, despite all the positive efforts, the TRNC has been subjected to the punishments of the West,” he said, adding, “We have to assist the popularity of the TRNC by offering assist on worldwide platforms.”
Kurtulmuş additionally conveyed Ankara’s gratitude for Bahrain’s stance towards Israel’s “inhumane massacres towards Palestine.”
He hoped that “an unbiased Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital can be established.”
For his half, Al Musallam additionally pressured that they aimed to take the political, diplomatic and financial relations between Bahrain and Türkiye to greater ranges.
He expressed assist for Ankara’s efforts for Palestine on worldwide platforms, and mentioned that Manama additionally acted in the identical method.
He mentioned that the answer for the Palestinian points lies within the institution of a completely unbiased state with Jerusalem as its capital, including that Bahrain opposes the displacement of Palestinians from their lands.
Israel has launched relentless indiscriminate air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by Hamas final October.
The onslaught has since killed greater than 26,000 individuals, principally girls and youngsters, displaced 85% of the blockaded enclave’s inhabitants, and created circumstances for famine. Israel says 1,200 individuals have been killed within the preliminary Hamas assault.
Kurtulmuş opens Aselsan workplace in UAE
Following the go to to Bahrain, Kurtulmuş was on an official go to to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the place on Tuesday he inaugurated the UAE workplace of the Turkish protection big Aselsan within the capital Abu Dhabi.
“I believe that the Aselsan UAE Office, which we opened in the United Arab Emirates, will both strengthen the friendship between the two countries and open new doors in our defense industry’s journey of growth and success through technology transfer,” Kurtulmuş mentioned in a put up on social media platform X, previously Twitter.
“We are proud that our national defense industry continues its path with firm steps with the ‘Century of Türkiye’ vision by combining technological innovations and superior quality,” he added.
Türkiye and the UAE signed final yr 13 agreements value $50.7 billion throughout President Erdoğan’s go to to the Gulf nation, with the international locations extending cooperation in various sectors together with infrastructure, protection and power.
Source: www.dailysabah.com