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ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agancy
Thursday, February 3, 2011


Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek said Thursday that Nigeria was a crucial country for Turkey.

Speaking at the "Turkey-Nigeria Trade and Investment Forum," organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists, or TUSKON, in Istanbul, Çiçek said Nigeria was the heart and key to Africa.

“We are behind our businesspeople and we are their guarantor. I hope that you will feel at home while doing business in Nigeria,” Çiçek said. “Today’s meeting organized by TUSKON is highly important. The meeting is meaningful at a time when Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is visiting Turkey.”

The minister hailed Jonathan’s visit and said: “Those who will write on the history of Turkish-Nigerian relations will have to allocate a special page to President Jonathan's current visit to Turkey. President Jonathan's visit to Turkey has an enormous historic importance. I hope that Mr. Jonathan will leave Turkey with good impressions,” he said.

Noting that important agreements were signed between Turkey and Nigeria in Ankara on Wednesday, Çiçek said there were many things the two countries could do together and added that there were joint aims the two could reach.

“We have prepared a road map for Turkish-Nigerian relations. The task from now on belongs to the businesspeople of our respective countries to work together in a win-win scenario that would strengthen friendship and brotherhood. We are behind our businesspeople and we are their guarantor. I hope that you will feel at home in Nigeria,” Çiçek said.

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