9 hours agoFormer Turkish vice president: Supporting Kosovo on the Road to European Integration
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Kosovo continues to gain strong support from Turkey in key areas such as security, the economy and European integration. Fuat Oktay, former Turkish vice president and now chairman of Turkey's National Assembly Foreign Policy Commission, during a recent interview, stressed the importance of close co-operation between the two countries and commitment to [...]
He stressed Kosovo's important role in regional stability and NATO co-operation, underlining that Turkey fully supports Kosovo's integration into the European Union and the development of its institutions.
“During the visit to Kosovo I saw very strong co-operation and confidence in both the community and the command hierarchy. People feel safer,” said Oktai.
Furthermore, he informed that the KFOR Command, which Turkey took over earlier, would return again in the autumn, showing Turkey's continued commitment to ensuring peace in Kosovo.
Oktay also said economic co-operation is strengthening, with over 800 Turkish companies active and investments exceeding $3.5 billion in Kosovo and Albania. He underlined the importance of deepening partnership and expanding trade and investment among countries.
In the end, it became known that in the coming days, the Turkish Justice Minister's visit to Kosovo is expected as part of strengthening parliamentary and institutional co-operation between the two countries. /Periscope/
