President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Türkiye has potential to turn into a serious vitality export hub in close to future as he lists his authorities’s achievements in a number of areas forward of May 14 elections.
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Türkiye’s president has hailed his authorities’s achievements close to post-quake rebuilding efforts, vitality sector and international coverage, whereas itemizing future targets because the nation prepares for May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan additionally expressed his concern over developments in Tunisia and Sudan throughout a wide-ranging interview with state broadcaster TRT on Tuesday.
Touching on the rebuilding efforts following the lethal February 6 earthquakes, Erdogan mentioned rebuilding areas affected by the quakes is his foremost precedence.
The Turkish president mentioned the federal government has mobilised its largest contingent within the reconstruction part and can make sure that the wants of everybody affected shall be addressed.
“We’ll ensure quake victims’ rights are protected. Moderately damaged buildings are being entirely rebuilt,” he mentioned.
On combating congestion in Istanbul, the nation’s key monetary and cultural metropolis, he mentioned, “We will not allow more of the population to come to Istanbul. We will distribute the population in the city’s risky areas to the peripheries with low earthquake risk.”
President Erdogan mentioned Türkiye will set up two separate cities with a complete inhabitants of 1 million in Istanbul. He additionally mentioned work has begun in seven reserve cities in seven areas with earthquake threat.
Asked concerning the not too long ago inaugurated Istanbul Finance Center, Erdogan mentioned they purpose to place the IFC among the many prime 10 finance centres of the world in 10 years.
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Black Sea pure gasoline
Erdogan mentioned Türkiye has the potential to turn into a serious vitality export hub within the close to future.
On Black Sea pure gasoline, he pledged to “increase the production in the field to 40 million cubic metres in three years. When the second phase is completed, we will be able to meet the gas needs of all houses.”
“We are preparing for new explorations. Seismic work has been completed in the central Black Sea and is continuing in the eastern Black Sea. Then the drilling will begin,” he added.
He additionally introduced {that a} ceremony can be held for transporting recent gasoline to Türkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant on April 27, with Russian President Vladimir Putin anticipated to affix the ceremony through videoconference.
Türkiye will expedite its “preparations for our country’s second nuclear power plant,” Erdogan mentioned, his authorities has held “talks with China and South Korea.”
“As a result of these talks, we will take the steps through the agreement, which we will finalise.”
Erdogan additionally mentioned Ankara will construct one other ship twice the dimensions of TCG Anadolu ship.
Türkiye not too long ago unveiled the amphibious assault ship constructed to hold gentle plane and army drones, together with the Bayraktar TB3 and Kizilelma drones. The world’s first warship geared up to hold unmanned fight aerial autos is open to the general public from April 17 to 23.
Erdogan lashed out at opposition events, saying events with hyperlinks to terror teams shouldn’t be in parliament, including it is incorrect to conflate Kurdish folks with the PKK terror group.
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On Tunisia and Sudan
Expressing considerations relating to the political disaster in Tunisia, Erdogan mentioned he’ll communicate to authorities in Tunisia to convey his concern over the arrest of Ennahda Party chief Rached Ghannouchi.
“The current administration in Tunisia arrested brother Ghannouchi. We have not yet been able to contact the authorities in Tunisia over the phone,” he mentioned, including, “When we get to speak to them, we will tell them that we do not find this appropriate.”
Tunisian safety forces arrested Ghannouchi late on Monday and took him in for interrogation at a National Guard constructing within the capital Tunis.
Turning to the continued preventing in Sudan, Erdogan mentioned, “We are following the developments in Sudan with concern. Today, I spoke to my brother [Abdelmadjid] Tebboune, the president of Algeria. I will have talks with both sides in Sudan.”
“The incident in Sudan is a case of brother killing brother… . This should not be allowed to happen. Türkiye has supported the transition process from the beginning. We sided with the state and the people of Sudan,” he mentioned.
“Setting aside their disagreements, we hope that the Sudanese will continue to build the country’s future together.”
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