Türkiye Deputy FM to pay a 4-day working visit to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, May 1, 2023 (FBC) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Ambassador Burak Akçapar, will pay a working visit to Addis Ababa on 1-4 May 2023 to hold talks with the authorities of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union, the official press release issued today from the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed.

The statement indicates that during the meetings between Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Akçapar and the Ethiopian authorities, the repatriation of Turkish citizens in Sudan carried out through Ethiopia, bilateral relations of the two friendly nations as well as regional developments will be discussed.

Meanwhile, in the meetings with the African Union authorities, the decisions taken at the Third Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit and the progress in joint projects will be reviewed, it is stated.

Furthermore, the Turkish Foreign Ministry disclosed that opportunities for cooperation with the African Union in efforts to establish peace and stability in the Continent will be evaluated.