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Consul General travelling to Çanakkale

18.10.2019

On 17-18 October 2019, Aleksei Shved, Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Istanbul, visited the province of Çanakkale during his working trip to western Turkey.


At a meeting with Ülgür Gökhan, Mayor of Çanakkale, the parties discussed prospects of stronger interregional co-operation, in economy and culture, in the first place.


The meeting with Selçuk Semizoğlu, Chairman of the Board of Çanakkale Chamber of Commerce and Industry, set out a bilateral agenda for the next year in enhancing economic co-operation. The parties also agreed to make sure a business delegation from Çanakkale visits the Republic of Belarus. Quite a few commodities manufactured by Belarus have caught the interest of Turkish business people.


As the Belarusian diplomat met with Dr Sedat Murat, Rector of Çanakkale 18 March University, he advised of the higher educational system in the Republic of Belarus. The parties have agreed to intensify partnership contacts between the Baranovichi State University and Turkish University. The Turkish side took interest in the Russian languages courses that may be provided for Turkish students by the Belarusian educational institutions.


The meeting with Semih Başaran, Chairman of the Board of Çanakkale Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (ÇASIAD), saw an exchange of opinions about the potential for economic co-operation in a number of concrete industries.


During the meeting with the museum officials of Çanakkale, the Turkish representatives proposed to run joint trainings and expertise development in Belarusian students majoring in history and archeology at the archeological excavations near Ancient Troy.


 

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