Venezuela and Turkey strengthen their ties of economic and cultural cooperation - MPPRE

Venezuela and Turkey strengthen their ties of economic and cultural cooperation

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, received the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on Tuesday in the Simón Bolívar Room of the Miraflores Palace.

The meeting was held in order to strengthen strategic alliances between both nations, which includes economic and cultural agreements.

Çavuşoğlu, arrived in the South American nation and after his arrival, held meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, and then with the executive Vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Arreaza and Çavuşoğlu signed various agreements on economic, social, educational and cultural matters in order to reinforce bilateral cooperation.

Through these agreements, Turkey will build two hospitals in the country. In addition, educational and cultural exchanges will take place between both nations. All this within the framework of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Caracas and Ankara.

“I am happy to be in Venezuela once again, we have managed to keep our promise of one ministerial visit a year, particularly on this 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations”, said the Head of Turkish diplomacy, from the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, in the state of La Guaira.