'Turkey, France can take joint steps to fight terrorism'
Turkey and France can make significant contributions to security, stability, peace efforts from Europe to Caucasus, Mideast, Africa, and can take joint steps to fight terrorism, President Erdoğan tells French counterpart Macron.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:06 | 02 March 2021
- Modified Date: 11:23 | 02 March 2021
Cooperation between Turkey and France can contribute greatly to security, stability, and peace efforts in the world, the Turkish president said in a conversation with his French counterpart on Tuesday.
"As two strong NATO allies, we can make significant contributions to peace, stability, and peace efforts in a wide geography; from Europe to the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Africa," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a video conference with Emmanuel Macron, according to Turkey's Communications Directorate.
He noted that 2021 marks the centennial of the Ankara Agreement, which is the basis of Turkish-French bilateral relations, and said the two countries have "serious cooperation potential."
Erdoğan said the two countries can take joint steps to fight terrorism, stressing that the menace threatens both countries and their people.
"We hope Turkey and France can act in solidarity on all these issues," he said.