Foreign Minister Arreaza holds meeting with President Erdoğan and performs a broad diplomatic agenda at the UN - MPPRE

Foreign Minister Arreaza holds meeting with President Erdoğan and performs a broad diplomatic agenda at the UN

The FM of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, held an important meeting on Tuesday with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after the intervention of the Turkish president in the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN).

“We greet President Erdoğan of Turkey after his extraordinary words at the UN General Assembly. He expressed his satisfaction with the progress of our bilateral relations and sent greetings to his brother Nicolás Maduro”, said the People’s Power Minister for Foreign Relations after his meeting with the dignitary, through his Twitter account @jaarreaza.

Last Friday, Venezuela and Turkey signed new agreements to boost the commercial, educational and cultural sector of both countries, during an official visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to the South American country.

Bilateral meetings

Apart from this meeting with the President of Turkey, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Relations also met with his counterparts in Spain, Josep Borell; from Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa; from Sudan, Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed; from Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrajmanov; from South Africa, Lindiwe Sisulu; and from Jamaica, Kamina Johnson – Smith. During the day, he also shared words with Lim Jock Hoy, general secretary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

On Monday, the diplomat held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, and the rest of the cuban delegation at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.

In this same scenario, he also spoke with the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and with his counterparts from the Portuguese Republic, Augusto Santos Silva; from the Republic of the Congo, Jean Claude Gakosso; from the Republic of the Gambia, Mamadou Tamabara; and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Léonard She Okitundu.

The intervention of Venezuela in the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations is scheduled for next Thursday.