Minister Bayraktar: We will further carry the cooperation between Türkiye and Japan

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar made evaluations about global developments and Turkey-Japan relations in his speech at the engagement ceremony organized by the Embassy of Japan in Ankara for Türkiye's former Ambassador to Tokyo Hasan Murat Mercan.

Stating that there have been breaks in global supply chains and trade wars in recent years, Bayraktar stated that the world is experiencing one of the biggest energy crises of modern times.

Bayraktar emphasized that bilateral and regional cooperation should be implemented more intensively in overcoming the challenges experienced on a global scale, and noted that Türkiye and Japan set an important example in this sense.

Stating that Türkiye and Japan have signed important collaborations in the fields of energy, trade, industry, culture and art, Bayraktar pointed out the importance of taking the relations between the two countries further.

Bayraktar said, "Türkiye and Japan will take their cooperation further in this difficult period and overcome these difficulties together." he said.

Explaining that former Tokyo Ambassador Hasan Murat Mercan made great efforts to improve the relations between the two countries during his term of office, Bayraktar thanked him on behalf of the country and the state.

Bayraktar expressed his belief that relevant institutions, business world and non-governmental organizations will make joint efforts to further the cooperation between the two countries.

Bayraktar stated that Mercan's contributions to the Turkish-Japanese friendship were appreciated by the Japanese government and the Emperor and he was deemed worthy of a decoration, and thanked the Japanese side for this appreciation.

Source: TRT Haber Ekonomi RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)