site.btaTurkish Deputy Foreign Minister Highlights Importance of Connectivity

Mehmet Bozay, Deputy Foreign Minister of Türkiye, believes that "connectivity" as a key term. He was among the speakers at a EU Meets the Balkans forum in Sofia Thursday.

The event was organized by the European Liberal Forum, the ALDE Party, and the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria with the participation of Vice President Iliana Iotova, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, representatives from Turkiye, Romania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Montenegro, Bulgarian MPs and policy experts.

Bozay said that the Sofia forum is being held to discuss the very issue of connectivity. He stated that all corridors being created aim for one common goal: ensuring connectivity. 

Bozay also emphasized that growth is closely tied to security, both economic and defensive.