When asked, Ministry of External Affairs officials said no such visit by the Prime Minister was under discussion. However, Turkey’s Ambassador to India Şakir Özkan Torunlar told The Hindu that Mr. Modi’s visit was expected by his government. “It is not just an expectation [PM Modi’s visit to Turkey]. So we would like to go ahead with the shipyard project and not put it aside,” Mr. Torunlar stated. According to Mr. Torunlar, the operations would allow 4 million Syrians living in Turkey since 2011 to return to their homes.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2019 09:45 UTC