Turkey-Africa relations will be carried forward based on the principles of equal partnership and mutual gain, a workshop held by the Turkish Presidency's Security and Foreign Policy Committee emphasized on Wednesday. Alternative policies were discussed in line with Turkey's bilateral relations with African countries, regional cooperation and increasing trade volume. The importance of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, which will take place in Istanbul on Dec. 17-18, and the preparations on the margin of the summit were also discussed at the meeting. President Erdoğan last month once again reaffirmed that Turkey’s approach in its ever-growing relations with African countries is based on equal partnership and a win-win principle, emphasizing the strong will to further develop commercial ties. In 2009, there were only 12 Turkish Embassies in African countries, with five of them in North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 18, 2021 11:02 UTC