ANKARA - ''Turkey contributes greatly to peace and welfare in its region and in the world,'' said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today.
Erdogan hosted a dinner in honor of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Ankara on Thursday.
Erdogan stressed that Zia's current visit to Turkey will take the bilateral relations to higher levels. We have not forgotten the support of the people of Bangladesh during the Turkish War of Independence, told Erdogan.
Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia stated that both Turkey and Bangladesh are democracies with a Muslim majority. We are inviting Turkish entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh, noted Zia. ''We pay high attention to our relations with Turkey. Economic and commercial relations between Turkey and Bangladesh will soon get enhanced,'' stressed Zia.