Pretoria- Turkey and South Africa have agreed to facilitate visa liberalization.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, met with her Turkish counterpart Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, to discuss amongst others the strengthening of partnerships on national priorities such as education and skills development, crime prevention, agriculture and rural development and job creation.
Speaking to reporters, Davutoglu said that mutual visits will take place to boost bilateral relations and that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would pay a visit to South Africa in upcoming months.
“We discussed the steps to be taken for a free trade agreement with South Africa. We had a chance to talk on regional matters, including Libya and Syria,” Davutoglu said.
Touching on the situation in Somalia, Davutoglu said that a tragedy was taking place there and that Turkey would do everything possible to help Somalia. -BuaNews
