Erdogan expresses his country's readiness for military, defense and security cooperation with Chad

The Turkish President expressed his country's readiness to develop cooperation with Chad in the military, defense and security fields, while the Chadian Transitional Military Council Chairman discussed many issues during his meeting with Erdogan, pointing to the signing of new bilateral agreements.

Erdogan shows his country's readiness for military, defense and security cooperation with Chad (AA)

At a joint press conference held on Wednesday with Chadian President Mohamed Idriss Deby Itno in the capital, Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his country's readiness to develop cooperation with Chad in the military, defense and security fields.

"We are ready to develop our cooperation in the military, defense and security fields with Chad, which is simultaneously fighting terrorist organizations and armed opposition groups," Erdogan said.

Erdogan indicated that in the two bilateral meetings and between the two countries' delegations, they discussed ways to develop relations in all fields between Turkey and Chad, stressing that Turkey is ready to provide all forms of support to Chad in the transitional phase.

Erdogan referred to his recent visit to Angola, Togo and Nigeria and his meeting with the presidents of Togo, Burkina Faso and Liberia, noting that Istanbul hosted the third Turkish-African Economic and Labor Forum this month.

He pointed out that Istanbul will host on December 17 and 18 the third Turkish-African Partnership Summit.

He expressed his desire for the Chadian president to participate in the summit, adding: "We are determined to strengthen our cooperation with Chad in all fields, and in this context, the suspension of Turkish Knowledge with its educational activities, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) with its development projects and aid, and Turkish Airlines through its regular flights. And our civil organizations, contribute significantly to the relations of the two countries."

He praised Chad's support for Turkey in the fight against the Gulen terrorist organization, and thanked it for transferring the administration of schools linked to Gulen to stop the knowledge in 2017.

For his part, head of the Chadian Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Idriss Deby Itno, said that Turkey and Chad have historical relations that extend back 500 years.

Itno added that he discussed many high-level issues during his meeting with President Erdogan, pointing to the signing of new bilateral agreements.

He explained that the agreements and protocols signed in various fields between the two countries indicate the dynamics of relations between Turkey and Chad, stressing that cooperation in the fields of energy, aviation, defense, security, infrastructure, scientific research, education and media is one of the basics of cooperation.

Itno stated that Turkey and Chad support each other, referring to their discussion of cooperation with international organizations such as the United Nations and the African Union.

He pointed out that they discussed the recent events in Sudan, the situation in Libya, and the difficulties caused by terrorist organizations in the Libyan coastal region.

He added that he also discussed with Erdogan the political transition process in Chad, which began last April, laying out a road map and starting the comprehensive national dialogue process.