12.03.2025 19:30
President Erdoğan welcomed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk with an official ceremony at Beştepe. Erdoğan's gesture of supporting Tusk, who has a broken leg, while walking caught attention.
```html
President Erdoğan hosted Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Presidential Complex in Beştepe.
POLISH PRIME MINISTER TUSK IN TURKEY
President Erdoğan welcomed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. After the welcoming ceremony, President Erdoğan and Tusk held a bilateral meeting.
ERDOĞAN TOOK TUSK'S ARM
Interesting images were recorded in Beştepe. Erdoğan took Tusk's arm as he walked with a broken foot.
After the meeting, President Erdoğan and Donald Tusk held a joint press conference. The main points from President Erdoğan's statements at the press conference are as follows: "We have a strong potential in the areas of trade, investments, defense cooperation, and human relations. Today, we discussed these comprehensively. We had the opportunity to discuss steps that can be taken to end the war in Ukraine. We exchanged views on regional issues, including the security of Europe, Syria, and Palestine. We are determined to further advance our trade volume and investments, which have reached approximately 12 billion dollars. We have identified a new target of 15 billion dollars.
"TURKEY AND POLAND ARE TWO KEY ALLIES"
Poland is one of the important markets for our overseas contracting sector. I would like to express our satisfaction with the increase in the number of projects undertaken by our companies. Turkey and Poland are two key allies commanding the largest two land armies in NATO in Europe. Our countries have an indispensable place in the future of Europe's security architecture. I evaluated the future of security in Europe with my friend Tusk.
"WE VALUE SOLVING OUR CITIZENS' VISA ISSUES"
We touched upon defense industry cooperation between our countries. Strengthening our relations in a wide range of areas, including education, culture, science, and tourism, is an important investment in the future of our friendship. We value solving our citizens' visa issues. I expressed my trust in the interest of my dear friend regarding this matter.
"TURKEY CAN HELP PREVENT THE EU'S LOSS OF POWER"
Today, we addressed current regional and global issues, as well as Turkey-EU relations within the framework of Poland's EU Council Presidency. We emphasize at every opportunity that full EU membership is our strategic goal. We frequently discuss with our counterparts our desire to advance our cooperation with the EU on the basis of mutual benefit and respect. If the EU wants to prevent a loss of power and influence; indeed, to reverse it, it can only achieve this through Turkey's full membership. I shared my request to increase Poland's support for membership with Mr. Tusk.
"WE WANT THE WAR TO END WITH A FAIR PEACE"
We find Ukraine's acceptance of a ceasefire in the talks between the US and Ukraine yesterday to be positive and significant. Now, we find it important for Russia to respond constructively to this. Turkey's position has been very clear since day one. We want to stop further bloodshed and end the war with a fair peace. If Russia and Ukraine return to the negotiation table, we are ready to provide any contribution necessary for establishing a fair and lasting peace, including hosting the talks.
Our region has had enough of war, conflict, and tears. Our hope is that our region quickly escapes the stranglehold it has been in for a long time and achieves peace and stability. As Turkey, we will continue to work for this, God willing."
```