International - European Minister Pentz on multi-day trip in Turkey
Visit of the partner region, political talks in the million-city Istanbul and meetings with business representatives: Hessian European Minister Manfred Pentz (CDU) is traveling to Turkey for several days. Accompanied by state parliamentarians and representatives of the Hessenagentur, the CDU politician's goal, according to the Wiesbaden State Chancellery, is to expand economic relations.
Meetings with Presidential Advisors
"Turkey is, was, and will remain an enormously important partner for Germany and Hessen," Pentz reportedly told the State Chancellery at the start of the four-day delegation tour on Tuesday. The partnership between Hessen and the Bursa region, which lies to the south of Istanbul, is an important building block of German-Turkish friendship. "We want to cultivate, maintain, and expand this friendship," Pentz said.
During the trip, according to the State Chancellery, Minister Pentz will meet, among others, the Governor of the Bursa region, Mahmut Demirtas, and the Chief Advisor for Foreign and Security Policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Akif Cagatay Kilic.
Pentz: Relationship not tension-free
Pentz stated that the German-Turkish relationship is not tension-free. There are common interests, for example, in the area of migration, but also different opinions "on certain political issues, which I will address. Our friendship can also withstand difficult topics," emphasized the CDU politician.
- In his meetings with Governor Mahmut Demirtas of the Bursa region and Akif Cagatay Kilic, the Chief Advisor for Foreign and Security Policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Manfred Pentz, the Hessian European Minister from the CDU party, aims to strengthen the partnership between Hessen and Bursa.
- The million-city Istanbul serves as a backdrop for the political talks and business meetings between Manfred Pentz and Turkish representatives during his visit to Turkey, aimed at broadening economic relations.
- Manfred Pentz, the powerful CDU politician from Hesse, expressed his belief in Turkey's continuing significance as a vital partner for both Germany and his home region during a recent meeting with state officials, marking the beginning of his four-day delegation tour.
- As part of his visit to Turkey, Manfred Pentz, the Hessian European Minister, will also engage in discussions with high-ranking presidential advisors, demonstrating the importance of fostering diplomatic relations between the two countries.
- During his visit to the city of Bursa, situated south of Istanbul, Manfred Pentz, the Hessen agentur's representative from the CDU party, will work to maintain and build upon the robust relationship between Hessen and Turkey, underscoring the long-standing friendship between the two regions.
