ANKARA: Turkey and Saudi Arabia are seeking to increase all kinds of political, military, and profitable relations to start a new period, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Friday.
“ As two fraternal countries with literal, artistic, and mortal ties, we’re seeking to increase all kinds of political, military, and profitable relations between us and to start a new period,” said Erdogan on Twitter.
Increased cooperation with Saudi Arabia in health, energy, food security, agrarian technologies, the defence assiduity, and finance is in the common interest, said Erdogan, adding the two countries have serious cooperation eventuality in renewable and clean energy technologies.
Erdogan also said that Turkey attaches great significance to the security and stability of the Gulf region.
“ We express on every occasion that we attach as important significance to the stability and security of our sisters in the Gulf region as our own,” he said.
“ We accentuate that we’re against all forms of terrorism and that we attach significance to cooperation with the countries in our region against terrorism,” he added.
“ I believe we will take our relations to a position beyond what they were preliminarily,” said Erdogan, adding his visit during the Muslim holy month of Ramazan “ will open the doors of a new period with our friend and family Saudi Arabia”.
King Salman entered President Erdogan Thursday evening with an sanctioned form in the megacity of Jeddah.
The two leaders held a unrestricted- door meeting at Al-Salam Royal Palace.
Erdogan also met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Before, the Turkish chairman arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two- day working visit.
