Ivory Coast’s Embassy in Türkiye marked the nation’s 63rd independence anniversary Monday with a reception within the capital Ankara.
“Over the years, Cote d’Ivoire and Türkiye have established a relationship which has been developed and diversified according to their common interests,” Ambassador Khadidjata Toure stated.
Dynamic relationship and cooperation between the 2 international locations are mirrored in different areas as properly, Toure stated, including that the bilateral commerce quantity was over $800 million in 2021.
“It is worth noting that Cote d’Ivoire is an increasingly popular destination for the Turkish business community, which has succeeded in integrating itself into the Ivorian economic world,” she added.
Turkish Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Ozhaseki, who attended the reception, stated that the cooperation between Türkiye and Ivory Coast is progressively growing.
“We have very close cooperation in Africa. We want to further increase this cooperation. I would like to express that we attach importance to this. Ivory Coast is one of the important countries that we see as a partner in the African continent, and where we develop our cooperation,” Ozhaseki added.
Ivory Coast’s Independence Day is well known yearly on Aug. 7, commemorating the day in 1960 when the nation declared its independence from France.
Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Ivory Coast have been established in 1964. Turkish Embassy in Abidjan grew to become operational on Nov. 15, 2009, whereas the primary Ivory Coast Embassy was opened in Ankara in February 2013.
Since 1992, Türkiye is offering ‘Türkiye Scholarships’ to Ivorian college students.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
