Guinean MFA: Our People Fond of Turkish Schools

The Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs Lounceny Fall met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu
The Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs Lounceny Fall met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu


Date posted: April 8, 2013

The Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs Lounceny Fall met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul on April 5, as a part of his official visits in Turkey. Following the bilateral meeting, the two ministers held a joint press conference.

Highlighting the mission that the Turkish schools assumed in promoting relations between Guinea and Turkey, Fall said “The Guinean people are fond of the Turkish schools in our country.”

In his remarks at the conference, the Guinean minister stressed the significance the bilateral relations and further said the relations have been steadily improving over time on economic and political levels. Underlining his high regard for Turkey’s role in international arena, he stated that his country admired the role Turkey adopted for stability in Somalia. “Turkey currently has diplomatic missions across the entire continent while it used to have barely 3-5 of them back in 2002. We intend to develop our relations in every field. This year, we will also go into critical partnerships under Organization of Islamic Cooperation” said the minister. Touching upon the conflicts in Mali, as well, “Mali needs help from each and every country. It is of great importance that we help this country” he said and revealed that they are considering joint projects with Turkey. Highlighting the mission that the Turkish schools assumed in promoting relations between Guinea and Turkey Fall said “The Guinean people are fond of the Turkish schools in our country.”

The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu recalled that the trade volume between Turkey and Guinea was 7 million dollar in 2004. He noted that it climbed to 60 million dollar as of this year and that they target 100 million next. He additionally revealed that Turkish Airlines is to launch flights to Guinea. Davutoglu noted that they agreed on training for Guinean diplomats by the Turkish ministry. Giving an account of Turkey’s recent expansion in Africa, he went on to say they have been actively carrying out projects to expand into new regions. “We have launched 22 new embassies in the last 3 years. West Africa is a region that we historically have strong ties with and that offers wide range of opportunities. Guinea is indeed an agricultural country with vast irrigation fields. And we seek to share our acceleration achieved in agriculture. Hardly a week goes by without an African friend visiting us today. Turkey used to host only one minister of foreign affairs every few years. Now we host at least 3-4 of them a week which is an indicator of the progress we have achieved in Africa” Davutoglu said.

Source[in Turkish] on Cihan, April 8, 2013. English translation is retrieved from HizmetMovement.Com

 

 


Related News

Ongoing tussle: Students, parents protest closure of Pak-Turk School in Khairpur

“It is a matter of life and death for us and our children. We will not allow anybody to cast an evil eye on this school,” said a woman, whose two children student in the school in Khairpur. She also appealed to the government to not to slaughter “one of the best schools” at the expense of politics.

Businesses link to increase Pakistan-Turkey bilateral trade

The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Turkey can be increased from its present level of $700 million if the interaction between private sectors of both the countries is enhanced, a foreign businessmen

Australian Relief Organisation Orphanage Refurbishment Project in Malawi

Australian Relief Organisation (ARO) is running an orphanage refurbishment project in Malawi. The project will improve the living conditions of 120 orphans in the orphanage.

Tears and sadness as Turkish people pack up to leave Pakistan

“I know I can’t do anything to persuade the federal government to take back its decision of expelling the Turkish teachers and their families from the country,” a senior Pakistani teacher told PTI. “I must say last Friday was the saddest day in our campus in Lahore as all Turkish students were literally crying,” she said.

Gulistan schools in Kosovo to continue education despite its abducted teachers

Gulistan Educational Institutions has declared that they will continue their activities despite their abducted teachers. 5 of their teachers were abducted by Turkish Intelligence Agency in cooperation with Kosovo’s intel agency, which shocked the global education community and protested in many countries including USA, Canada, and UK.

Turkey detains Mozambican software developer over links to Gülen movement

Helton Silva Malambane, a software developer from Mozambique who previously worked with the now-shut-down Fatih University, was detained by police at his residence in İstanbul over links to the Gülen movement, whose sympathizers the government accuses of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15. Twenty-seven-year-old Malambane was detained after police received anonymous tips about him.

Latest News

Fethullah Gulen – man of education, peace and dialogue – passes away

Fethullah Gülen’s Condolence Message for South African Human Rights Defender Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice

Ankara systematically tortures supporters of Gülen movement, Kurds, Turkey Tribunal rapporteurs say

Erdogan possessed by Pharaoh, Herod, Hitler spirits?

Devious Use of International Organizations to Persecute Dissidents Abroad: The Erdogan Case

A “Controlled Coup”: Erdogan’s Contribution to the Autocrats’ Playbook

Why is Turkey’s Erdogan persecuting the Gulen movement?

Purge-victim man sent back to prison over Gulen links despite stage 4 cancer diagnosis

In Case You Missed It

Judge says judiciary still under tutelage, implies gov’t responsible

GYV announces the third international family policy conference

TUSKON: Twitter ban a disappointment in information age

Turkish Cultural Center Maine honors Governor LePage

Turkish movie ‘Selam’ received with great interest at İstanbul gala

Turkish Canadian institute presents peace and dialogue awards

Yet another woman faces detention at hospital immediately after giving birth

Copyright 2025 Hizmet News