Namibia eyes embassy in Turkey
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Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, and Turkey’s ambassador to Namibia, Feral Çekerek Oruçkaptan, met yesterday to discuss relations between the countries.
Apart from a parliamentary cooperation agreement signed with his Turkish counterpart during Katjavivi’s recent visit to Turkey, he said setting up an embassy in Turkey was enjoying the attention of the Namibian government.
Oruçkaptan said the move would elevate relations even further between the two nations.
Meanwhile, Katjavivi expressed concern that there is low uptake of Namibian students at Turkish universities, despite that country having increased the number of scholarships.
He said he would urgently engage the higher education ministry to ensure that more Namibians were enrolled in Turkish universities, particularly in special fields - given the discovery of new energy sources.
Oruçkaptan and Katjavivi further bemoaned low trade and investment volumes between the two countries, and called for mutually beneficial trade relations.
According to the ambassador, currently Turkish goods are traded indirectly through South Africa, contributing further to lower trade volumes.
She appealed to the Namibian and Turkish business councils to resolve the matter.
Apart from a parliamentary cooperation agreement signed with his Turkish counterpart during Katjavivi’s recent visit to Turkey, he said setting up an embassy in Turkey was enjoying the attention of the Namibian government.
Oruçkaptan said the move would elevate relations even further between the two nations.
Meanwhile, Katjavivi expressed concern that there is low uptake of Namibian students at Turkish universities, despite that country having increased the number of scholarships.
He said he would urgently engage the higher education ministry to ensure that more Namibians were enrolled in Turkish universities, particularly in special fields - given the discovery of new energy sources.
Oruçkaptan and Katjavivi further bemoaned low trade and investment volumes between the two countries, and called for mutually beneficial trade relations.
According to the ambassador, currently Turkish goods are traded indirectly through South Africa, contributing further to lower trade volumes.
She appealed to the Namibian and Turkish business councils to resolve the matter.
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