Turkish companies have undertaken critical infrastructure projects from energy to food and agriculture in Africa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Speaking at the 4th Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum, jointly organized by Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), the Turkish Trade Ministry and the African Union in Istanbul, Erdogan said the Turkish business people’s direct investments in Africa have exceeded $10 billion.
Recalling that Türkiye announced its Africa Strategy in 2003 and declared 2005 as the “Africa Year,” he said that Türkiye established its cooperation with Africa on a win-win basis.
Stressing that Türkiye views Africa’s success as its own success, he said: “We fully supported the African Union’s G20 membership since the very beginning. Accordingly, we welcomed the African Union’s admission as a member during the recent G20 Summit in New Delhi.
Source: aa.com
