Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said his country is interested to invest in the defence sector, including selling firearms, and also in the health sector of Bangladesh.
He said this to the reporters after a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday.
The issue has been discussed with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, he added.
Responding to a question on technology transfer in the defence area with Bangladesh Cavusoglu said they are interested to go for joint production and technology transfer in the areas of defence cooperation. “We don’t produce everything. We’re producing 75 per cent of our needs.”
Regarding cooperation between the two countries in the defence sector, the Turkish foreign minister said, "The quality of Turkish defence products are top-notch, the prices are affordable and no conditions are imposed on buying them. I am sure Bangladesh will take advantage of these benefits.”
Furthermore, he said, Turkish manufacturing companies are one of the best in the world and Turkey is second only to China.
The Turkish Foreign Minister congratulated Bangladesh on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, being celebrated until December 2021 and 50 years of Bangladesh’s Independence, to be celebrated in March 2021.
Earlier, the Bangladesh and Turkish foreign ministers discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the Rohingya situation, as the two countries are keen to open a new chapter in their relations with an emphasis on stronger trade and investment relations.
