Japan, Mozambique Foreign Ministers hold bilateral talks in New York
Turkish President calls on Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi to open an embassy in Turkey, which will boost bilateral relations amid new deals that aim to double the trade volume
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged Mozambique officials to open their embassy in Turkey, emphasizing the positive relations of the countries.
Erdoğan’s remarks came after the meeting with his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi; later, both leaders will attend the Turkey-Mozambique Business Forum.
“We have signed six fresh agreements which aim to boost the bilateral relations of the two countries,” Erdoğan said.
“Our goal is to increase the trade volume to 500 million dollars from 250 million dollars,” he said.
Turkey opened a mission in Mozambique in 2011 and Erdogan will be the first Turkish president to visit the Indian Ocean nation.
The trip is part of Turkey’s drive to forge economic ties across the continent. Last year Erdogan visited Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Kenya and Uganda, while Istanbul hosted a Turkey-Africa business and economic forum.
Turkish investments in Mozambique are currently worth $270 million.
Last year, Turkey established the Maarif Foundation to establish schools and education centers abroad.
Mozambique had been warned about the threat posed by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ). FETÖ has also been active in Tanzania since 1996.
The terrorist organization, operating under the names Feza and Shemsiyyah, has six schools in the capital of Dar es Salaam, and two schools on the island of Zanzibar.
With a tuition fee ranging from $3,000 to $8,000, those attending the schools are from diplomat circles and upper class backgrounds.
Hundreds of students who studied at FETÖ’s schools in Africa were sent to FETÖ’s university in Turkey. The university has since been shut down, and students are no longer able to come to Turkey.
FETÖ has a network of hundreds of schools around the world. More than 80 FETÖ institutions have been shut down or transferred since the coup bid.
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