The presidents of parliamentary assemblies met with the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Ismail Kahraman, at whose invitation they came to Ankara, as well as Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, and are also planned to meet with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Gojkovic applauded the Turkish Parliament’s initiative to organise this gathering to facilitate the exchange of experiences and better understanding of the recent attempted coup in Turkey, and reminded that the International Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation had condemned the attempted coup levelled against democracy, in which numerous innocent people lost their lives.

Gojkovic said that she is sure that the Turkish people and state will overcome the existing problems and continue to live in peace and democracy, because it is if vital importance both for Turkey and the entire region.