Minister Bayraktar says Türkiye and Japan will advance their cooperation

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Türkiye and Japan can overcome the challenges of the global energy crisis by strengthening their bilateral and regional cooperation. He spoke at a decoration ceremony in Ankara organised by the Japanese Embassy for Hasan Murat Mercan, Türkiye's former ambassador to Tokyo.

Bayraktar said supply chains had been disrupted and trade wars had broken out in recent years, and that the world was facing one of the greatest energy crises of modern times. He noted that Türkiye and Japan have signed important cooperation agreements in energy, trade, industry, culture and the arts, and stressed the importance of taking bilateral relations further.

Bayraktar said Mercan worked hard to develop relations between the two countries during his term and thanked him on behalf of the country and the state. He said Mercan's contributions to Turkish-Japanese friendship had been recognised by the Japanese government and the Emperor, who awarded him the decoration, and he conveyed his thanks to the Japanese side.