“I believe that we will take our relations beyond the past”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and then with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al-Salam Palace.

Recalling that he came to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, President Erdogan shared on his social media accounts, “We paid a visit to Saudi Arabia upon the invitation of Hadimu’l Haremeyn. As two brotherly countries with strong ties, we are making efforts to increase all kinds of political, military and economic relations between us and to start a new era,” he said.

Referring to the cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, President Erdoğan said:

“We believe that it is in our common interest to increase our cooperation with Saudi Arabia in areas such as health, energy, food security, agricultural technologies, defense industry, and finance. We see that we have serious potential in the fields of renewable and clean energy technologies. We express on every occasion that we care as much as our safety and security.

We underline that we are against all forms of terrorism and that we attach importance to cooperation with the countries in our region against terrorism. I believe that we will take our relations beyond the past in every field. Our journey in the blessed month of Ramadan, when the mercy, forgiveness and compassion of our Lord envelops our hearts, will open the doors of a new era with our friend and brother Saudi Arabia.”

I believe that we will take our relations beyond the past in every field.

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— Recep Tayyip Erdogan (@RTErdogan) April 28, 2022