ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday met in Istanbul with Umaro Sissoco Embalo, his counterpart from the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, according to Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.
Relations between Türkiye and Guinea-Bissau as well as regional and global developments were discussed during the meeting, the directorate wrote on X.
Stressing efforts to expand trade between the two countries, Erdogan said: “The progress made in Türkiye’s relations with Africa over the past few years is favorable.”
Erdogan also reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to efforts aimed at reestablishing the ceasefire in Gaza.