(ANSAmed) - ROMA, 11 FEB - After having tested negative for
COVID in his latest swab, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
has returned to work and among his upcoming commitments will be
a visit to the UAE and the Dubai Expo on Turkey's National Day,
February 15.
The news was confirmed by the Turkish pavilion at the Expo,
which is making arrangements for the delegation that will
accompany Erdogan to the first International Expo in the Middle
East.
Erdogan is expected to make a speech at the flag-raising
ceremony at 4:30 in the afternoon local time in Dubai, a few
hours before a Coldplay concert the same day at the Expo.
After tensions in recent years between Turkey and the UAE,
relations were bolstered by a visit to Turkey in November by
Prince Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, de facto UAE leader.
The Turkish president's visit to the UAE will also be a
chance to sign new trade and cooperation deals and renew
relations between the two countries, considered of key
importance for the stability and prosperity of the region.
The UAE is Turkey's main trade partner among Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries, and the UAE is the second top investor
in Turkey among GCC countries.
Trade between the two countries in both 2020 and 2021 was
about 8 million dollars, with the most significant sectors being
tourism, banking, and retail sales.
Energy is however also considered a strategic and important
sector. (ANSAmed).