After his African tour, Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives the Chadian Mahamat Idriss Déby
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Chadian counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Ankara on October 27, 2021. AFP - ADEM ALTAN
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The president of the Chadian Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, had been visiting Ankara since Tuesday at the invitation of the Turkish president.
The two heads of state have ensured their cooperation and mutual assistance.
But the Turkish authorities also intend to further extend Turkey's influence on the African continent.
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We want to see Chad among the main partners of our country in Africa
", declared the Turkish president.
During the press conference at the end of the meeting between the host and his Chadian counterpart, the former stressed that his country was ready to provide "
any kind of support
" to Chad during the country's transition period.
Mahamat Idriss Déby told him that Turkish-Chadian relations were very old and covered areas ranging from military cooperation to educational or trade agreements.
Several technical agreements were signed, but the important thing was not there.
Because the visit of the President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council to Ankara, at Turkish invitation, is obviously not trivial.
Turkey wants to make itself indispensable on the African continent.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also returned from a mini tour in Africa, during which he visited Angola, Nigeria and Togo.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Angola, Togo and Nigeria
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The two men will also have to meet again very soon.
Turkey will organize a Turkey-Africa summit next December.
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