Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş met with Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. They discussed Türkiye-Austria relations, interparliamentary contacts, and regional and global issues.
Kurtulmuş expressed his satisfaction with the relations that Türkiye and Austria have maintained in all areas, particularly recently. He said he hoped Stocker’s visit to Türkiye would contribute to the development of relations and cooperation between the two countries.
Stressing that interparliamentary dialogue and reciprocal visits play an important role in strengthening relations and mutual understanding between the countries, Kurtulmuş highlighted the importance of friendship groups in this process.
Kurtulmuş described the nearly 400,000-strong Turkish community living in Austria as the strongest bridge between the two countries. He said the Turkish community makes significant contributions to Austria’s economic, social, and cultural life, and expressed the importance Türkiye attaches to Turkish citizens living in peace and prosperity.
Kurtulmuş said he expected Turkish citizens in Austria to respond positively to Stocker’s visit to Türkiye and hoped the visit would produce positive results.
Stocker also expressed his satisfaction at being at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and meeting with Speaker Kurtulmuş. He said interparliamentary relations were extremely important for strengthening ties between the two countries.
Stocker said they wanted to deepen and diversify relations between the two countries in various fields, adding that citizens of Turkish origin in Austria were well integrated into the country. He said these citizens contribute to the country’s economy and various other areas.
Stocker also expressed his desire to develop economic cooperation with Türkiye. Noting that Türkiye plays a key role in regional issues because of its geopolitical position, Stocker said they appreciated Türkiye’s mediation efforts.
Stocker also expressed his satisfaction at being Türkiye’s partner. The meeting was also attended by Oğuz Üçüncü, chair of the Türkiye-Austria Interparliamentary Friendship Group and Istanbul deputy from the Justice and Development Party, and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Vienna Gürsel Dönmez.
