Call on Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, Turkish Parliament, H.E. Fuat Oktay

At the end of the conference, on Türkiye-India Relations: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Jointly organized by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) based in Ankara and the International Dialogue and Diplomacy Foundation (IDDF) from New Delhi, the SETA and IDDF speakers along with Ambassador of India to Turkiye H.E. Mr. Muktesh K. Pardeshi visited the Turkish parliament  at the invitation of H.E. Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the Turkish Parliament and former Vice President of Türkiye. The speakers briefed the chairman of our discussions and important outcomes in the last two days. The IDDF Director Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha also wished that this should stop here and we invite our Turkish friends to visit India next year to continue this discussion. Chairman Fuat Oktay listened to the speakers’ views patiently and attentively and provided his insightful guidance on how the two countries’ think tanks can be productive on all issues of mutual interests. Ambassador Muktesh Pardeshi and Dr. C. Raja Mohan informed the chairman of ongoing development in South Asia and India’s relations with its neighbours. Chairman Fuat Oktau read out a detailed message conveying his optimism and positive sentiments from the conference. Dr. Omair Anas conveyed shared sentiments of gratitude on behalf of Indian think tanks for his guidance and patient audience and assured him that his guidance would indeed help both SETA Foundation and Indian think tanks to focus on the merits of all issues toward understanding our relations. IDDF Research Foundation invited our Turkish friends to join the next edition of this conference in New Delhi soon.