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“Establishment of an environment of lasting peace and stability in the Balkans is among the Turkish foreign policy priorities”

Addressing the Albanian Parliament, President Erdoğan said: “Establishment of an environment of lasting peace, security and stability as well as ensuring of good neighborly relations and regional cooperation in the Balkans are among the top priorities of the Turkish foreign policy.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Tirana at the invitation of Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, addressed the Albanian Parliament. “WE HAVE AN EXEMPLARY SOLIDARITY WITH ALBANIA WITHIN SEECP” Stating that the Türkiye-Albania relations had officially been elevated to the level of strategic partnership with the ‘Joint Political Declaration’ signed during Albanian Prime Minister...

“We want to soon achieve our $1-billion trade volume goal with Albania”

Speaking at a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Rama, President Erdoğan said: “Our trade volume reached some $853 million last year, having grown by nearly 68 per cent. Our goal is now to achieve our $1-billion trade volume goal in a short span of time.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania delivered remarks to reporters following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations. “THE BIGGEST INVESTOR IN ALBANIA WILL BE TÜRKİYE” Stating that he discussed with Albanian Prime Minister Rama the economic relations between the two countries,...

President Erdoğan attends key delivery ceremony of Türkiye-Albania Post-earthquake Houses

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the key delivery ceremony of the post-earthquake houses built by the Housing Development Administration of Türkiye (TOKI) in the Laç city of Albania. President Erdoğan, in his address at the ceremony, stated that Türkiye had mobilized all its means following the 2019 earthquake and delivered aid and sent technical teams to Albania through the Turkish embassy in the country, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the Turkish Red Crescent, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. ...

President Erdoğan in Albania

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying a visit to Albania at the invitation of Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, was welcomed with an official ceremony in Tirana. After the national anthems of the two countries were played during the ceremony held at Tirana International Airport, President Erdoğan and Albanian Prime Minister Rama inspected the guard of honor, which was followed by the introduction of delegations. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/134350/president-erdogan-in-albania

President Erdoğan to Visit Albania

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a visit to Albania on January 17, 2022 at the invitation of Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania. All aspects of Türkiye-Albania relations that are at the strategic partnership level will be reviewed and steps that would deepen the cooperation between the two countries will be discussed. Besides bilateral relations, views on regional and international matters will be exchanged at the talks. As part of the visit, the delivery ceremony of the houses built by Türkiye in the city of Laç for the families, who had lost their homes in the earthquake disaster...

“We love the entire Türkiye with its 84 million citizens”

Addressing AK Party’s Provincial Advisory Council Meeting in Aydın, President Erdoğan said: “Aydın has a unique place in our hearts. Aydın is a special city that had raised such a patriotic statesman as the late Adnan Menderes and introduced him in the Turkish politics.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Justice and Development (AK) Party’s provincial advisory council meeting in Aydın. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/134333/-we-love-the-entire-turkiye-with-its-84-million-citizens-

President Erdoğan inaugurates paper mill in Aydın

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened Batı Kipaş Paper Mill in Aydın’s Söke district. Making a speech at the opening ceremony, President Erdoğan noted that the mill, which would significantly meet Türkiye’s need for paper, would also greatly contribute to lowering Türkiye’s current account deficit by ending imports worth $250 million and conducting exports worth $200 million. The President further stressed that the mill, equipped with state-of-the-art machines and technology, would make production from waste paper through recycling and thus would play a significant role in Türkiye’s green revolution in economy as...

Presidency’s Directorate of Communications holds “Panel on Relations between Türkiye and Albania”

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications held the “Panel on Relations between Türkiye and Albania: Peace, Stability and Development in the Balkans” in Tirana, Albania's capital. The panel, held at the University of New York Tirana operating under the Turkish Maarif Foundation and moderated by the Member of TRT Board of Directors and journalist Meryem İlayda Atlas Çetin, was attended by the Ambassador of Türkiye to Tirana Murat Ahmet Yörük, Head of the Public Diplomacy Department of the Directorate of Communications Oğuz Güner, General Director of the Turkish Maarif Foundation in Albania Mesut Özbaysar,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, PM Boris Johnson of the UK talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone call with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom. Steps to strengthen cooperation between Türkiye and the United Kingdom were discussed during the call, mainly in the field of defence industry and trade. Regional and global matters on topics such as recent developments in Syria and Ukraine, climate and refugees were also addressed during the call.