President Erdoğan sent a video message to the UID 9th Ordinary General Assembly

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "The UID family makes a serious effort to ensure that our brothers and sisters who are homesick in their hearts can make the maximum contribution to the society they live in, including democratic participation, in order to reach better places in the countries they live in, to preserve their identity and culture. Simultaneously, it makes a significant effort to solve problems such as cultural racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia." he said.

President Erdoğan sent a video message to the 9th Ordinary General Assembly of the Union of International Democrats (UID), headquartered in Germany.

Greeting UID members and general assembly participants, Erdoğan also conveyed his greetings to citizens living in Europe and different parts of the world, who are always proud of their success.

Praying to God that the general assembly will be beneficial, Erdoğan expressed his belief that the will to be manifested in the general assembly will bring productive and beneficial results for UID members as well as European Turks and the Turkish diaspora with a population of more than 7 million.

President Erdoğan thanked the non-governmental organizations that work selflessly for the peace and well-being of citizens abroad under the umbrella of UID, and the non-governmental organizations that work with a high level of consciousness for Turkish citizens who have made abroad their second home.

Stating that UID assumes a very vital responsibility for the existence of the Turkish nation abroad with the projects and activities it carries out, Erdoğan said:

"The UID family is making serious efforts to ensure that our brothers and sisters who are homesick in their hearts can reach better places in the countries they live in, to preserve their identity and culture, and to make maximum contribution to the society they live in, including democratic participation. Simultaneously, it is making a significant effort to solve problems such as cultural racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia. I congratulate the International Democratic Union, which has achieved extremely successful work in a wide geography with its institutional experience and dynamic staff, and wish them success in their future work. I hope we, as well as our party's Foreign "We will continue to support and assist you with our institutions and organizations such as the Directorate of Relations and the Presidency for Turks Abroad. We will never leave you, our brothers and sisters living abroad, at the mercy of neither the xenophobic movements outside nor the immoral types who insult our citizens by calling them - excuse me - 'tramps'."

President Erdoğan prayed for God's mercy on all the elders and brothers who had a share in bringing the union to this day since its establishment and who passed away into eternity, and wished the 9th Ordinary General Assembly to be successful.