ISTANBUL - Turkey has decided to open new embassies in 10 African countries as part of its policy of opening up to the African continent.
The new embassies to be opened in 2009 will be in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, Ghana's capital Accra, Mozambique’s capital Maputo, Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, Abidjan, the former capital of Cote D’Ivoire, Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, Angola’s capital Luanda, Mali’s capital Bamako, the capital of Niger, Niamey and N’djamena in Chad.
New momentum
The Africa policy, an initiative launched by 2005, has made significant contributions to economic and commercial ties between Turkey and Africa. The first Africa-Turkey cooperation summit, held in August in Istanbul, gave new momentum to this policy. Moreover, Turkey's candidacy for a Security Council non-permanent member seat at the United Nations also gave the country fresh impetus to develop its relations with African countries.
Moreover, new embassies will also be opened in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, in Lima, Peru and Valetta, Malta |
