Ankara, 6 September 2022 (TDI): Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, welcomed his French Counterpart, Catherine Colonna, to Ankara on Monday to discuss bilateral relations between the countries, as well as the regional and international development.
Content d’accueillir mon homologue @MinColonna.
⁰Les différences de vue n’empêchent pas de coopérer.
⁰Nous avons fait part des attentes des communautés turque&musulmane en 🇫🇷 & questions de visas.
⁰Nous avons discuté les développements régionaux, en particulier l’Ukraine.🇹🇷🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/zjCSDspdvO— Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (@MevlutCavusoglu) September 5, 2022
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu welcomed Catherine Colonna, Minister of Europe, and Foreign Affairs of France, during her visit to Ankara.
The Misters of both countries discussed bilateral relations. In addition to that, they also highlighted Turkiye’s EU accession process and current regional and international.
A #Ankara, @MinColonna s’est entretenue avec son homologue @MevlutCavusoglu.
De nombreux sujets à l’ordre du jour de cette visite de
travail : #Ukraine #Zaporijjia #Syrie #Libye #Mediterannée Orientale. pic.twitter.com/bS7sF331jz— France Diplomatie🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo) September 5, 2022
The Minister of Türkiye also discussed France’s Turkish and Muslim communities. He also highlighted the Visa Issues the community faces.
In addition to that, they also discussed regional issues, particularly the Ukrainian Crisis.
In the Joint Press Conference with his French Counterpart, he emphasized that “difference of opinions can not prevent the countries from cooperation.”
🔴 EN DIRECT | Conférence de presse conjointe de @MinColonna avec son homologue turc @MevlutCavusoglu, depuis Ankara. https://t.co/tIdA2ngcjh
— France Diplomatie🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo) September 5, 2022
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The Ministers also discussed Syria, Libya, and Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant developments.
Türkiye-France Bilateral Relations
France is an important trade and economic partner as well as one of the leading allies of Turkey. Both countries pay high official visits to each other.
Both countries are NATO members. Ankara has shown discontent with Paris over its policies on Syria, Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, and other issues. Still, both countries have tried to find a common road to normalizing relations over the years.
The bilateral trade volume between Turkey and France stood at 14 billion 657 million USD in 2017. From 2002-2017, the total amount of direct investments from France to Turkey is 6 billion 957 million USD.
There are about 650 thousand Turkish citizens living in France. Over 300 thousand of them also hold French citizenship.
