President Erdoğan completed his contacts with South Korea

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan departed for Istanbul from Seoul Seongnam Air Base after their official program in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. President Erdoğan was sent off by South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Jeong Yeondoo and Türkiye's Ambassador to Seoul Fatih Yıldız.

In this critical visit to South Korea after 8 years; The deep-rooted friendship ties, economic cooperation and global issues between the two countries were discussed comprehensively.

President Erdoğan started his contacts in Seoul with an official ceremony held at the Presidential Palace. The national anthems of the two countries were played for Erdogan, who was welcomed by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife, and the delegations were introduced.

At the welcoming ceremony, Erdoğan followed with interest the show presented by the South Korean National Taekwondo Demonstration Team, and at the end of the show, a banner saying "welcome" in Turkish was opened.

Following the leaders' one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings, four important memoranda of understanding were signed in the presence of Erdogan and Lee, which will strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

It was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and South Korean Minister of Science and Information-Communication Technologies Bae Kyung-hoon on behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Natural Resources and Mining: Signed by Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Kim Jung-Kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources of South Korea. Cooperation in the Field of Energy: Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Bayraktar and South Korean Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-whan signed the agreement. Nuclear Power Project Financing: It was signed between Türkiye Nuclear Energy Inc. (TÜNAŞ) General Manager Necati Yamaç and South Korea Export-Import Bank President Hwang Ki-yeon.

Speaking at the joint press conference held after the signings, President Erdoğan stated that the "blood brotherhood" ties established 76 years ago with the sacrifice of Turkish soldiers were crowned with a strategic partnership today.

Referring to economic targets, Erdoğan said, "We discussed the steps that will bring our bilateral trade, which exceeded 11 billion dollars last year, to the 15 billion dollar target we previously determined in a balanced and sustainable manner. We focused on the work of our institutions, including amending the Free Trade Agreement according to current conditions. More than 400 Korean companies operate in our country. We carry out joint projects with Korean companies not only in our country, but also in markets where Türkiye is strong." he said.

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