Mauritius–Turkey relations explained
Mauritius–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Mauritius and Turkey.The Turkish ambassador to Madagascar is also accredited to Mauritius.[1] Turkey also has an Honorary Consulate-General in Port-Louis. Mauritius's ambassador in Berlin is also accredited to Turkey. [1]
Diplomatic Relations
Turkey provides Mauritius financial aid.[2] In addition to trade, Turkey provides Mauritius with numerous kinds of assistance — including computerizing[3] government ministries, performing highway maintenance[4] to constructing electric power[5] stations.
Economic Relations
- Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019. [1]
- There are direct flights from Istanbul to Port-Louis since December 15, 2015. [1]
Educational Relations
- The two countries signed an educational agreement that allows junior diplomats from Mauritius to get trained in Turkey.[1]
- Turkey provided Türkiye Scholarships, which provides funding for undergraduate degrees in Turkey, to 54 students from the Mauritius. [1]
- Turkey and Mauritius signed an agreement to set up a Joint Economic Committee. The first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee in Port-Louis on November 17-18, 2016 established the framework of a Free Trade Agreement. [1]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Relations between Turkey and Mauritius. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
- Bissoonoyal, Basdeo. A Concise History of Mauritius. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2003.
- McCarry, John. "Mauritius: Island of Quiet Success," National Geographic, April 1993, pp. 116-32.
- Simmons, Adele Smith. Modern Mauritius: The Politics of Decolonization. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.
- Bowman, Larry W. Mauritius: Democracy and Development in the Indian Ocean. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1991.
