Erdogan arrived in New Delhi on Sunday evening.
The visiting guests were received at the Delhi airport by Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Vijay Goel.
Erdogan will depart from India shortly before midnight on Monday. Erdogan last visited India in 2008 when he was the prime minister. This is his first foreign tour after winning a controversial referendum on 16 April that further consolidated his executive powers.
(With inputs from IANS.)
PM Modi and President Erdogan Give a Joint Statement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today pitched free trade agreement with India as a starting point to expand the ambit of bilateral economic ties.
In a joint statement by President Erdogan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two leaders spoke of strengthening cooperation for trade and to combat terror.
Our bilateral trade of around $6 billion does not do justice to our ties. Both sides can do much more. I am sure that Turkish business will explore more opportunities in India.President Erdogan
Erdogan also stressed on further developing collaboration between Turkish Airline and Air India.
We Should Promote Bilateral Engagement: PM Modi at India-Turkey Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviewed the status of bilateral ties, including key areas of security and trade, and discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the area of counter-terrorism, India's NSG membership bid and the regional security scenario were among key issues that were understood to have been discussed during the India-Turkey Business Summit, according to official sources.
PM Modi added that the pillar of these ties is economic cooperation.
Today’s knowledge-based global economy is continuously opening new areas. We must factor this in our economic and commercial interactions... Let us work together to enhance our bilateral economic activities. I welcome you with open arms, I assure you my personal care and attention.Narendra Modi
Earlier, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on the visiting president.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in India on Sunday evening.
- He was received at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee.
- Following this, Erdogan met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
- He will depart from India shortly before midnight on Monday.
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Jamia to Confer an Honorary Degree
Jamia Millia Islamia will confer an honorary degree on the Turkish President. The decision, however, has not gone down well with many Jamia students who “condemned” the decision in a Change.org petition.
Addressed to Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmed, the petition reads:
Erdogan, who has won a flawed and fraudulent plebiscite in order to crown himself the unchallenged dictator of Turkey, is a toxic influence in Turkish public life, in West Asia and in the world at large. He has stifled dissent, cracked down on the rights of working people, women and minorities in Turkey and is conducting a brutal war on the peoples of Kurdistan.
It has been signed by 462 ‘supporters’ so far.