Mauritius–Turkey relations

Mauritius-Turkey relations
Map indicating locations of Mauritius and Turkey

Mauritius
Turkey

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Relations between Turkey and Mauritius". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. ^ Bissoonoyal, Basdeo. A Concise History of Mauritius. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2003.
  3. ^ McCarry, John. "Mauritius: Island of Quiet Success," National Geographic, April 1993, pp. 116-32.
  4. ^ Simmons, Adele Smith. Modern Mauritius: The Politics of Decolonization. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.
  5. ^ Bowman, Larry W. Mauritius: Democracy and Development in the Indian Ocean. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1991.