“We will achieve our goal of a terror-free Türkiye and show that the sacrifices of our martyrs and ghazis were not in vain”
Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We will definitely achieve our goal of a terror-free Türkiye and will thus show that the sacrifices of our martyrs and ghazis were not in vain. Last week, one more step was taken on the path to this goal. The National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Committee, founded with the participation of opposition parties, bears tremendous value in that the process has thereby been embraced and endorsed by the Parliament, which represents the national will.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex.
“We will definitely achieve our goal of a terror-free Türkiye and will thus show that the sacrifices of our martyrs and ghazis were not in vain. Last week, one more step was taken on the path to this goal. The National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Committee, founded with the participation of opposition parties, bears tremendous value in that the process has thereby been embraced and endorsed by the Parliament, which represents the national will. We are pleased by this sense of ownership,” President Erdoğan said.
“WE ARE REAPING THE FRUITS OF OUR OPENING POLICY TOWARDS AFRICA AND THE TÜRKİYE-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP POLICIES”
Recalling President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev’s visit to Türkiye on July 29, President Erdoğan stated: “We signed a total of 20 agreements in various fields during the visit. We are determined to achieve 15 billion dollars in trade. I hereby would like to send by greetings to my dear brother Tokayev and express once more the pleasure I had in having hosted him.”
President Erdoğan continued: “We are reaping in various fields the fruits of our opening policy towards Africa and the Türkiye-Africa partnership policies which we have been delicately executing for two decades. For instance, the number of our embassies across the continent has risen from 12 in 2002 to 44 at the present. The number of African embassies in Ankara has increased to 38. Our trade volume, which stood at 4.3 billion dollars in 2002, has surged to 36.6 billion dollars with a 9-fold rise by the end of 2024. Turkish contractors have undertaken 2031 projects with a combined value of 97 billion dollars in Africa. Our country’s investments in Africa have climbed from 67 million dollars to 10 billion dollars. As a country with no stain of colonialism in its history, we have shown the whole world that a cooperation modality based on the win-win understanding in possible.”
Drawing attention to Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko’s visit to Türkiye dated July 31, and President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s visit dated August 7, President Erdoğan stated: “12 agreements in total, eight with Gabon and four with Senegal, were signed. On August 1 in Istanbul, we hosted President Giorgia Meloni of the Council of Ministers of Italy and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of the Government of National Unity of Libya. We addressed issues that concern the three countries during the trilateral cooperation summit.”
“WE ARE DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STOP THE ATROCITIES IN GAZA”
President Erdoğan added: “During a phone call with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine at the weekend, we discussed Israel’s new plans to occupy Gaza. I expressed to Mr. Abbas Türkiye’s firm stance on this issue. We will not allow Netanyahu and his gang of murder to drag our region into a greater fire just for the sake of prolonging their political lifespans. In our capacity as the term president of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, we have convoked an extraordinary meeting of OIC foreign ministers. We are doing whatever it takes to stop the atrocities in Gaza and to deliver uninterrupted humanitarian aid to our Gazan brothers and sisters starved to death. We have mobilized all the means of our state and our entire diplomatic capabilities to be a glimmer of hope for Gaza.”
Highlighting his phone call with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on Saturday, President Erdoğan said: “A new era had already started in our region with the liberation of Karabakh following a 30-year-long occupation. The agreement reached in Washington D.C. on August 8 was a historic step on the path to lasting peace in the South Caucasus. It is also pleasing that sanctions on Azerbaijan will no longer be on the agenda. I expressed to my brother Ilham our pleasure over all of these. I stressed that we as Türkiye will always stand with them. Today, we discussed the same issue with Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Pashinyan, as well. It is to the benefit of all countries in the region that the establishment of an environment of peace will enable the recovery of land roads and rail lines, the opening of border gates and the launch of free trade. We will host President of Georgia, Mr. Kavelashvili tomorrow in Ankara. We will continue our efforts to make sure that peace prevails in this geography extending from the Balkans to the Caucasus, from Africa to the Central Asia.”
