FM Fidan recognizes Venezuela’s support for Palestine

Venezuela has an ‘extremely important place’ in Türkiye’s policies regarding the region, says Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan thanked Venezuela for its stance against the “ongoing injustice, oppression, lawlessness, double standards, and rottenness of the international system,” especially in Palestine.

“There are many issues on which we have a common stance with Venezuela, especially on regional and international issues. The most important of these is the Palestine issue,” Fidan said at a news conference on Saturday with his Venezuelan counterpart, Yvan Gil, in the capital of Caracas.

Venezuela has an “extremely important place” in Türkiye’s policies regarding the region, Fidan said.

“As the number of countries in this position increases, the pressure that will arise will be greater and hopefully we will prevent this oppression together,” he added.

Fidan continued his Latin American tour in Venezuela, where President Nicolas Maduro received him.

“We had the opportunity to confirm the mutual will to advance the strategic relationship between the two countries in every field,” he said.

Noting that Türkiye and Venezuela have maintained a “very productive and improving relationship” at all levels, he said there is great potential in the economy, trade, mining, energy, agriculture and tourism.

“We frankly expect our trade volume between the two countries, which was around $800 million as of last year, to reach the $3 billion target set by our leaders this year,” he said.

Fidan added that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Venezuela this year.

Source: AA

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