World Bulletin
Monday, August 19, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said "Turkey has completed the first phase of its aids to Somalia and the second phase in this country is the provision of a new structure that will make Somalia stand on her own feet. “
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said at a press conference on
Turkish aids to Somalia that Turkey is in Somalia only for humanitarian
and conscientious reasons and to become a remedy to people’s
helplessness.
Bozdag criticized the skepticism of some circles about Turkish
presence in Somalia and went on to say “Somali authorities evaluated
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to this country two
years ago as the best thing that had ever happened to Somalia within the
past 20 years and it was a new beginning for them.”
Bozdag said “Nobody dies of famine, thirst or lack of medical care in
Somalia anymore. Turkey has completed the first phase of its aids to
Somalia and the second phase in this country is the provision of a new
structure that will make Somalia stand on her own feet. “
Speaking before a group of news reporters and cameras, Deputy Prime
Minister Bozdag revealed the total amount of financial aids collected in
Turkey for Somalia as 506.9 million Turkish Liras.
On the Turkish Embassy attack held recently in Somalia, Bozdag said
the outer security of the embassy is provided by Somali security forces
and 5 armored vehicles were sent to this country upon requirement,
adding that a crew of specialist criminologists was also sent and their
findings will be shared with Turkish public on their return.