07.11.2020 TRNC
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, together with the Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) Turkey Wing members, visited the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar, conveyed their wishes for success.
TOBB
President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TESK President Bendevi Palandöken,
Officer-Sen President Ali Yalçın, T. Kamu –Sen President Önder Kahveci, HAK-İş President
Mahmut Arslan and TİSK Executive Board Member Metin Demir attended the visit.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
thanked President Tatar for receiving them, saying, “Today, we are here to
celebrate you being elected to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on behalf
of the Confederation of Artisans and Artisans of Turkey, Türk-İş, Memur-Sen,
Kamu-Sen, Hak-İş, TİSK, representing approximately 50 million people with their
families in Turkey. That's the only reason we're all here. We are organizations
in Turkey where their interests clash with each other but come together in the
interests of the country.”
“We
are very pleased that you were elected President,” Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We
came to celebrate this. We wish you all the best. We will continue to provide
all kinds of support, if there is anything you want from us, we are always with
you as many institutions and organizations. We see your success as the success
of our country and the success of Turkey.”.
Also
celebrating TRNC's 37th foundation anniversary, Hisarcıklıoğlu said,
“TRNC is precious to us, for the Republic of Turkey.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
noted that the organizations in the delegation worked very closely with their
counterparts in the TRNC, and that the Investment Advisory Council, which
started its work under President Tatar's Ministry of Finance and Prime
Minister's Office, should be made more active. Hisarcıklıoğlu said that they
want TRNC to become a country where more investment and more job opportunities
are created, and that as Turkish investors, they are always on the side of the TRNC.
- President Tatar
TRNC
President Ersin Tatar also pointed out the importance of stability for economic
issues and stressed that the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the
determination of the Republic of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's great
support and decisive stance on the rightful fight of the Turkish Cypriots have
strengthened the foundation of the TRNC.
“The
fact that the foundation is strong mainly because economic developments are
developing on the foundation contributes to an even better point of economic
life for the work we will do in the future. The economic, spiritual and
experience support that you give us is very important, all of which strengthens
the foundation even more.”
“In
this region, to keep the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus alive in the
Eastern Mediterranean is our debt to our nation and our ancestors,” said
President Tatar, who expressed that they care very much about the contribution
made by TOBB and look more forward to the future.
- Turgay Deniz
Turkish
Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO) President Turgay Deniz stated that Hisarcıklıoğlu
and his delegation have come to the TRNC to congratulate President Tatar, and
that the two Chamber delegations will also meet.
“Every
time we are stuck, Mr. Hisarcıklıoğlu and his friends are our first friends who
come to our aid. This was the case in the first days of the pandemic,” Deniz
said, thanking Hisarcıklıoğlu for his assistance, cooperation and support, and
said they would cooperate further.