Türkye and Senegal on Thursday discussed defense and security cooperation, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, hailing Türkiye's growing relations with Africa.
"Today we discussed joint steps that we can take in the areas of security, the defense industry and the fight against terrorism," Erdoğan told a televised press conference with Senegal's visiting Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in the capital Ankara.
"We are pleased with the growing interest of our African brothers in Turkish defense products. We look forward to further strengthening our solidarity in this area in the coming period," he said.
Türkiye has in recent years consolidated its foothold in Africa and boosted economic and defense cooperation, at a time when many countries on the continent are turning away from their former colonial rulers.
Ankara has signed defense agreements with a number of states spanning the breadth of the continent, including Somalia, Libya, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Ghana.
