Minister Işıkhan met with representatives of the Turkish community and business world in Belgium

Işıkhan met with the Belgian Turkish community, representatives of the business world and Turkish politicians at the Turkish Embassy in Brussels.

AK Party Bingöl Deputy Zeki Korkutata, Türkiye's Brussels Ambassador Barış Tantekin, Türkiye's Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU) Ambassador Yaprak Balkan, as well as many representatives of the Turkish community attended the meeting.

In his speech, Minister Işıkhan pointed out that the Turkish community in the country adds value to Belgium's economic and social life, while also strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between Türkiye and Belgium.

Minister Işıkhan pointed out that the responsibilities undertaken by the Turkish community in Belgium in politics, local governments, civil society and business world make significant contributions to the protection of the rights and interests of the Turkish community and to further the relations between the two countries, and stated that especially the first generation who came to Belgium bears a heavy burden and their vision is of key importance.

Minister Işıkhan pointed out the recent acceleration in Türkiye-Belgium economic relations and reminded that the Belgian Economic Mission Delegation visited Türkiye on 10-14 May under the chairmanship of Queen Mathilde.

"The most important instruction given to us by our esteemed President is that our citizens abroad should not be left alone."

Işıkhan stated that the visit was extremely important and productive in terms of developing economic and commercial relations and said, "In the coming period, we will work together to further develop the relations between Turkey and Belgium in every field on the basis of mutual benefit and 'win-win' understanding." he said.

Stating that AK Party Deputy Chairman Zafer Sırakaya also has important work in the context of developing Turkey-Belgium relations, Işıkhan said, "The most important instruction given to us by our President is that our citizens abroad should not be left alone." he said.

In this context, Işıkhan noted that the main duty of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security is to protect the acquired rights of citizens living abroad in the field of working life and social security and to provide effective, fast and quality services to citizens, and stated that with this understanding, many services have been moved to the digital environment and the number of consultancy services has been increased.

Minister Işıkhan, who listened to the participants' demands and problems one by one and took notes, said that he would closely follow all the issues brought to the agenda.