Mustafa Sentop: Turkey is ready to invest in agriculture and mining of Mongolia
PoliticsUlaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ Today, on July 29, Speaker of the Parliament G.Zandanshatar held
talks with Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Sentop at the State House.
At the
beginning of the talks, Speaker G.Zandanshatar extended gratitude for accepting
the invitation, underscoring that the visit takes place in a year marking the 50th
anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He then
expressed his willingness to intensify bilateral cooperation in social and
economic sectors including tourism and civil aviation.
Offering
thanks for the warm welcome, His Excellency Mr. Mustafa Sentop emphasized that
the two countries have thousands of years of historical and cultural ties even
though the diplomatic relations have a history of 50 years. He voiced his fervent
wish to overcome barriers with joint force and elevate bilateral cooperation to
the highest level in all sectors, mentioning the two countries have maintained brotherly
friendly relations thanks to the heritages our ancestors left behind.
Speaker
G.Zandanshatar requested the Turkish side to strengthen trade and economic
cooperation and support the sectors of agriculture, light industry,
and tourism. The two parties agreed to intensify the implementation of certain
projects including the one on the establishment of Orkhon Valley Tourism Complex.
They also decided to put initiatives to promote cooperation among the
countries that belong to the Ural-Altaic language group.
Stressing that many cooperation projects of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) have been successfully implemented in Mongolia, Speaker G.Zandanshatar proposed continuing the cooperation.
The Speaker
of the Turkish Grand National Assembly showed his interest in developing the
bilateral trade and economic ties reaching hundreds of millions of
dollars and proposed to make the direct frights of the Turkish Airlines on a daily
basis in the near future. He also noted Turkish investors are ready to invest
in agriculture, livestock, mining, health care, and energy sectors of Mongolia, exchanging
views on introducing Turkish know-how and assisting the two countries’ businesspeople.
Mr. Mustafa
Sentop demonstrated his readiness to carry on with the joint scholarship
program for Mongolians with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and
Sports, pointing out the intensive development of partnerships between the universities
of the two countries. Further, the Turkish Speaker noted that TIKA has successfully
carried out over 600 projects and pledged to continue the organization’s
activities.
In the
conclusion of the meeting, the sides exchanged information about the FETO
terrorist organization. Mr. Mustafa Sentop informed the organization threatens
the security of Mongolia and said he will take immediate measures and strive to
not spoil the friendly relations between the two countries, showing pleasure
that relevant bodies of Mongolia are aware of the issue.