UAE’s Foreign Minister Congratulates Turkey’s Foreign Minister on Re-election of President Erdogan

ABU DHABI, 31st May, 2020 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, congratulated Mevlut Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, on the re-election of His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan as President of the Republic of Turkey, expressing his wishes for Turkey to continue progress and prosperity under the leadership of His Excellency.
During a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, His Highness affirmed the depth of the strategic partnership between the UAE and the Turkish Republic.
His Highness expressed his aspiration to continue working with His Excellency in order to consolidate the strategic relations between the two countries and push joint cooperation towards broader horizons of growth and development in all sectors.
His Highness pointed out that the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries last March and the ratification by the governments of the two countries today in preparation for activating it soon came as an embodiment of the aspirations of the leaderships of the two friendly countries and their keenness to deepen and strengthen cooperation relations in a manner that supports the development goals of the two countries and their pursuit of sustainable economic prosperity for the prosperity of their peoples in particular. It will contribute to the growth of non-oil intra-trade to more than $40 billion annually within 5 years.