On the occasion of the official visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to Lisbon in the context of the Portuguese semester of Presidency of the EU, the Minister held a bilateral meeting with PAM President Emeritus, Hon. Pedro Roque.
Minister Çavuşoğlu and Hon. Roque addressed the current situation and key challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean and the broader Euro-Mediterranean region, and the options for parliamentary diplomacy to support efforts to address issues of mutual concern.
Turkey is a strategic actor in the region, and PAM works closely with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Turkish government. Hon. Roque and Minister Çavuşoğlu agreed to further strengthen cooperation, including through future joint initiatives.