Fuat Oktay, President of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TGNA) Foreign Affairs Commission, said that it is extremely important for the Balkans to ensure and protect the world peace and stability.
Oktay, President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Parliament and the accompanying delegation, were accepted by the Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi within the scope of his contacts in Skopje, the capital of Northern Macedonia.
Oktay met with the President of the Foreign and Foreign Trade Commission of the Northern Macedonian Assembly, Musa Jafari and his delegation.
After the meeting, Oktay also chatted with the citizens in the former Skopje Bazaar, where Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Bezis, Skopje -based Ensar Association and Murat Pasha Mosque visited.
Oktay, said in a statement to journalists, Skopje visits are extremely efficient stressed.
“We have intensive relations in defense industry and military dimension”
Stating that Turkey and Northern Macedonia are two countries with a common history cultural unity, Oktay said, “When we look around in the Turkish Bazaar in Skopje, we are walking around in a street in Bursa. It is so hot. ” he said.
Oktay, emphasizing that the relations between the two countries are high, “The agreement on the creation of a high -level strategic cooperation council has been provided, our negotiations on the acceleration of this continued again before the Assembly and the Government. Hopefully we hope that this will result in the defense industry and military dimension. We have intense relationships. He said.
Stating that the trade volume between Türkiye and Northern Macedonia has reached $ 1 billion, Oktay stressed that it has doubled by increasing it to the level of 2 billion dollars.
Oktay, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat’ın within the scope of the business forum held in the last months, reminding that the Northern Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova’nın desires to develop the cooperation of the two countries said.
Oktay stated that the scope of the Free Trade Agreement should be expanded in order to contribute to the development of these cooperations and that these issues were discussed during their visits.
We also had negotiations with Turkish society “
Oktay shared the information that Turkey is in the first place among the countries investing in Northern Macedonia and continued as follows:
“We have evaluated the issues related to the solving the problems of our business people and the opening of their way. One of them has started the membership process and we have the opportunity to listen to their problems with the Turkish society. “
Oktay pointed out that the Turkish society has some problems with the infrastructure, clean water transportation and the local and the central government in the central government.
Oktay said:
“In addition, we also had the opportunity to exchange views on issues that concern the region and actually concern the peace and prosperity in the world. The first of these is a very painful period in Gaza. The ceasefire here is satisfactory, but the sustainability of this, Israel should comply with it. And we exchanged views on how we can contribute together on the road to the permanent ceasefire. We believe in this for the Palestinian people and we have done our part as Turkey about the realization of this. “
Oktay said that the developments in Syria were also discussed in the talks, “As Turkey, we have expressed our determination to end the existence of terrorism, DAESH and PKK/PYD terror in the region.” he said.
“The Balkans are extremely important for ensuring and protecting the whole world peace and stability”
Oktay shared the information that the Russian-Ukrainian war, which is closely related to the Balkans, also hoped that they hoped to end as soon as possible.
US President Donald Trump management in this regard, saying that the words of Oktay, “Turkey has already been the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, especially in the dimension of the diplomacy of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and with our relevant institutions, there is a work carried out with our parliament.” he said.
Oktay, Turkey will continue to support peace and initiatives for the development of the region, expressing that the developments in the Balkans are extremely important, he said.
Expressing that the Balkans are not only the Balkans, Oktay said, “The Balkans are extremely important for ensuring and protecting the whole world peace and stability.” he said.
Oktay emphasized that Turkey fulfills the responsibility falling on it, the tourism volume between the two countries is extremely good, Turkish tourists will encounter Ottoman architecture when they came to Skopje said.
Oktay, “Türkiye as the Balkans are already very permanent, after that we will try to give us our part.” he said.
Fuat Oktay then visited the International Balkan University and received information from the authorities about the work of the university.
In the meantime, Oktay’a contacts, AK Party Deputy Gaziantep Deputy Derya Bakbak, CHP Duzce Deputy Talih Ozcan, AK Party Gaziantep Deputy Ali Sahin and Turkey’s Ambassador to Skopje Fatih Ulusoy was accompanied.
