2019 as Year of Turkish Culture Celebrated in Japan
Turkey's foreign minister said that the year 2019 will be celebrated as Year of Turkish Culture in Japan
March 12th, 2019
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's denotations came during his visit to a Turkish-Japanese Cultural and Trade Association in Nagoya, Japan. There he also met Turkish citizens living in the country.
On Turkey-Japan relations, the Turkish foreign minister said that his country wants to boost ties with Japan. "Our aim is to increase trade and investment mutually as well as remove barriers for any [future] investment. Now we are making effort on how we can improve our relations" Çavuşoğlu said. "The actualizing of investments in Turkey and our close cooperation on regional issues reinforce even more our relations with Japan in all areas," he added. During his visit he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as other ministers and media representatives.
Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy will also visit Japan as part of Year of Turkish Culture events.
References
- - https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2018/11/04/japan-to-celebrate-2019-as-year-of-turkish-culture-fm-cavusoglu-says
- - https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/-2019-to-be-year-of-turkish-culture-in-japan-/1302415
