Regarding his visit to Saudi Arabia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We believe that it is in our joint interest to boost our cooperation with Saudi Arabia in such areas as healthcare, energy, food security, agricultural technologies, defence industry and finance."
In a post he shared on his social media accounts, President Erdoğan recalled that he came to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and added: “We paid a visit to Saudi Arabia upon the invitation of Hadimu'l Haremeyn (the Servant of Mecca and Medina). As two brotherly countries with historical, cultural and humanitarian ties, we are striving to increase all kinds of political, military and economic relations between us and to start a new era.”
Touching upon the cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, President Erdoğan said: “We believe that it is in our joint interest to boost our cooperation with Saudi Arabia in such areas as healthcare, energy, food security, agricultural technologies, defence industry and finance. It seems that we have significant potential particularly in renewable and green energy. We state it at every opportunity that to us, the stability and security of our brothers and sisters in the Gulf is just as important as our own security and stability.
We underline at every opportunity that we oppose terror in all its forms, particularly stressing the importance we attach to cooperation with the countries in our region against terror. I believe that we will carry our relations beyond their former level. I hope this visit, which takes place in the holy month of Ramadan when our Lord’s mercy, forgiveness and compassion surround the hearts, may pave the way for a new era with the friendly and brotherly Saudi Arabia."