Turkish President Erdogan: Türkiye is a country on the rise, with its historical and cultural heritage and its great economic and human potential. As a nation, we are the inheritors of a great empire that once stretched across three continents. We have historical ties and kinship relations with a very broad geography. We know very well how important closer relations between societies and strengthening commercial and cultural ties are in today's world. With this understanding, in our foreign policy, we are striving to advance our relations with all countries through an approach that places Türkiye and Türkiye's interests at the center.