The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs offered to help on illegal migration of citizens of Arab states from Belarus; this aid will come down to the cooperation of our interviews, joint identification of threats and transfer channels, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, at the press conference. – We are ready to work together on this problem, and I also share my experiences – both with Poland and Lithuania – added the head of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after talking to his boss Turkish diplomacy Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed that economic relations with Turkey are very good, mutual trade last year amounted to EUR 6 billion and expressed the hope that it would soon reach EUR 8 billion.
– Turkey is our most important economic partner in the Middle East – said Rau.
Among the areas of cooperation with Turkey, he mentioned security, the fight against terrorism, trade, migration and tourism.
– I raised the issue of the problems related to illegal, uncontrolled emigration to our countries from Belarus, I also asked my Turkish colleague to pay more attention to the practice that has been going on for several months, which is related to is about attempts to cross our eastern border by migrants arriving to Minsk via various routes, also those most frequently using transfers in Istanbul, said the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
– Minister By referring to these practices of traveling, inspired by Belarusian representatives and citizens of various Arab countries, through Istanbul to Minsk, he offered comprehensive assistance, which in the short term will boil down to the cooperation of our interviews, sharing information, joint identification of threat sites and transfer channels – added Rau .
During a joint press conference with Zbigniew Rau, Mevlut Cavusoglu emphasized the importance of 600 years of Turkey’s relationship with Poland and thanked, among others for helping Polish firefighters during fires in this country. He defined Poland as a strategic partner.
Cavusoglu drew attention to the mutual increasing trade turnover, and mentioned the amount of trade in the order of USD 10 billion as the target. Among the purposes of his visit, he also mentioned the talks of the delegations of Polish and Turkish entrepreneurs.
Referring to the issue of illegal migration of nationals Arabs from Belarus to Poland, declared Turkey’s assistance in this matter. He informed that an invitation would be sent to the head of the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration to visit Turkey in order to consult on further actions.
– We are ready to undertake joint work on this problem, I also share experiences – both with Poland and Lithuania – added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
Cavusoglu noted that the fight against the nets is also important in this context smugglers. He informed that for 9 months Turkish airlines transported 600 Iraqi citizens mainly to Minsk, half of them returned to Turkey.
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