Çavuşoğlu stated that there are contacts at the intelligence level for the development of Turky-Egypt relations, and this dialogue continues at the level of foreign ministries, "We are trying to act in accordance with the principle of not being against each other in international platforms," he said.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with newspaper and television representatives at the 2020 foreign policy evaluation meeting.
Giving information about the critical processes faced by the Turkey, Çavuşoğlu said that a joint working group was established with the US on S-400s and technical negotiations were initiated.
Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu reminded that they had previously proposed to the USA to establish a joint working group on the S-400 issue and said, “After the sanction decision, that proposal came from the USA. Since we have always been in favor of dialogue, we said "yes" to that proposal, and negotiations started. In 2021, we are ready to take our relations with the new administration in a healthier way”.
"WE ARE IN SECOND LINE AFTER CHINA"
Çavuşoğlu, regarding the studies they carried out during the Covid-19 outbreak process; "We carried out the largest evacuation operation in the history of the Republic of Turkey. We also provided support to 156 countries and 11 organizations in the form of export permits and grants. In this sense, we are in the second position after China. We brought our 1,800 corpses abroad, who died of coronavirus, to our country. This year, we brought 332 citizens from different countries with the airplane ambulance. What kind of world awaits us after the pandemic period, we have studied. What kind of world awaits us, we need to be prepared for it”.
"OUR PRIORITY WILL BECOME DIPLOMACY AGAIN IN 2021"
Summarizing the foreign policy approach of 2020 by saying "We were both on the field and at the table", Çavuşoğlu said, "In 2021, our priority will again be dialogue and diplomacy. When appropriate, we do not hesitate to use hard power as in 2020. We can open new pages with both Europe and the EU. It is not just up to us, they should be of the same understanding. We will follow a foreign policy in the direction of our nation's interests. "The year 2021 will be the year when diplomacy has risen."
"THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-AGAINST EACH OTHER"
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that there are contacts at the intelligence level for the development of Turkey-Egypt relations and this dialogue continues at the level of foreign ministries, and said, "We are trying to act in accordance with the principle of not being against each other in international platforms."
Regarding the delegation sent by Egypt to Libya, Çavuşoğlu said that the country sent a delegation to Libya after a long time, but this delegation was not linked to the visit of Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. Cavusoglu, indicating that it is impossible to be aware of the visit of the Egyptian flows, if it affects how the developments in Syria, Turkey and Iraq, the developments in Libya, neighboring countries also stressed that affect the ordinary Egyptian. Turkey, he also found contacts with the eastern side of Libya expressed Cavusoglu, Khalifa Haft pro Tobruk-based House of Representatives President in Libya is wise to Saleh's special representative arrived in Turkey, Salih wants to send the help recently but he happen to visit told.
"WE CONTINUE OUR WORK FOR THE MULTILATERAL CONFERENCE"
Regarding the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Çavuşoğlu said, “We saw that we did not please everyone when we took steps for legitimate interests. But our priority is not to please someone, but our priority is to protect the interests of the Turkey and our nation. The Eastern Mediterranean is one of them. When our calls for dialogue in the Eastern Mediterranean did not respond, we also acted in the field against unilateral steps, waving the flag. We have shown everyone that nothing can be done despite us, not only to the European Union. The friend and the enemy saw what we can do. Our desire is for the Eastern Mediterranean to be a region of peace and stability. Here, we want everyone to be in favor of fair sharing. For this reason, we continue our work for the multilateral conference that our President proposed to the EU”.