The visit to Saad Nahsan, Head of Aleppo's Political Bureau, was an important step towards further strengthening Turkish-Syrian relations. The visiting delegation consisted of Turgay Aldemir, President of the Anatolian Federation, Gaziantep MP Bünyamin Bozgeyik, Kenan Bozgeyik, Founding Undersecretary of the Ministry of Family Affairs, Celal Kadooğlu, Chairman of the Syria Desk of the Gaziantep Exporters and Industrialists Association and Kadooğlu Holding, Mesut Acar, Board Member of Acarsan Holding and Vice President of the Gaziantep Exporters and Industrialists Association, Mehmet Ali Eminoğlu, President of BEKAM, Mustafa Ali Hüseyin, President of the Gaziantep Syrian Community and Remzi Yılmaz, Director of the Migrant Services Center.
During the visit, the current relations between the two countries and future cooperation opportunities were discussed. In particular, they exchanged ideas on economic development in Aleppo and the reconstruction of local governments after the civil war in Syria. The delegation emphasized that Turkish business people should be more involved in the reconstruction process in Syria and in this context, the commercial relations between Gaziantep and Aleppo should be further deepened.
Gaziantep MP Bünyamin Bozgeyik stated that the Republic of Turkey and the President of the Republic of Turkey assigned them to support Syria and Aleppo. He stated that Turkey will provide support in all kinds of infrastructure, superstructure, education, health, and many other areas while the reconstruction continues in the following process.
Saad Nahsan stated that they attach great importance to regional cooperation in order to overcome the difficulties in Syria and that the contributions of Turkish business people and NGO representatives in the region are valuable.
The meeting ended after the plaque presented to Nahsan.
