Ashraf AboArafe
Ambassador Şen: Turkey strongly supports the unity, integrity and development of all Arab countries and is ready to work together for the welfare of the Turkish and Arab peoples.
Turkish Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu Şen met with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit. At the headquarters of the Arab League, he presented the letter of H.E. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan regarding his appointment as the Permanent Observer of the Republic of Turkey to the League of Arab States to the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
Ambassador Şen expressed his gratitude to the Secretary-General for his kindness and warm reception.
He explained that this letter was delivered in a warm atmosphere and at a critical time, and stressed that with this letter, Turkey’s relations with the League of Arab States, which is the common home of the sister Arab countries, have become official.
In his remarks about the meeting, Ambassador Şen said, “From now on, Turkey wants to activate cooperation using existing mechanisms by giving priority to activities focused on peace, stability, cooperation and development.
Ambassador Şen emphasized that Turkey strongly supports the unity, integrity and development of all Arab countries and is ready to work together for the welfare of the Turkish and Arab peoples.
In his remarks, Ambassador Salih Mutlu Şen touched on the situation in Gaza, saying, “We stand side by side with the Arab League, especially in lifting the historical injustice and establishing an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, within the 1967 borders, and in solidarity with our oppressed and oppressed brothers in Gaza, where brutality continues.
Ambassador Şen stated that the humanitarian aid that the OIC-Arab League Contact Group, of which Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is a member, in cooperation with Egypt, has sent and is planning to send to Gaza is a concrete example of the support we provide to the efforts to stop the Joint fire by Egypt and Qatar.
Ambassador Shen expressed his appreciation and respect for the insight and insight of the Secretary General, who is one of the distinguished figures in the strong Egyptian diplomatic tradition, regarding the relations and prospects of cooperation between the Arab world and Turkey, saying: “Our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reception of Mr. Aboul Gheit in October in Ankara, and his meeting with our Minister Hakan Fidan, in addition to our Minister Hakan Fidan’s speech before the Council of the League of Arab States in Cairo in September, are historic steps that reflect mutual expectations regarding this prospect.
In his remarks, Ambassador Shen stated that “the telephone conversation our Minister had with the Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit today, December 5, demonstrated Turkey’s determination to strengthen its relations with the League of Arab States, whose supervision was formalized through the letter of appointment.”
Ambassador Salih Mutlu Shen said: “I read with interest the books of Mr. Secretary General “Witness of War and Peace” and “Egyptian Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis”, in which he objectively describes And the depth of Egypt’s diplomatic and military efforts at the forefront of the ranks for Palestine and the homeland in the Middle East region.
