President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the new cabinet members at the press conference he held at the Çankaya Mansion.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov congratulated Hakan Fidan, who was appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“I sincerely congratulate Hakan Fidan, who has been appointed as the new Foreign Minister of his brother Turkey, and wish him success in this honorable task!” Bayramov underlined that fraternal and alliance relations will become stronger.
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— Jeyhun Bayramov (@Bayramov_Jeyhun) June 3, 2023
Greeting in Turkish from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is among the first to congratulate Hakan Fidan. Colonna published her congratulatory message to Fidan in both Turkish and French:
“See soon to continue cooperation between them, especially in areas such as peace and regional stability, dialogue within NATO and global issues.”
Congratulations Mr. Hakan Fidan.
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— Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) June 3, 2023
Congratulations to Fidan from the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), congratulated the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, with the message of the Century of Turkey:
“I wish success to Mr. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Motherland Turkey.
Congratulations on the “Turkish Century”.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Motherland Türkiye, Mr. I wish Hakan Fidan success in his assignment.
I firmly believe that we will continue on the road with determination in advancing our national cause.
Happy “Turkish Century”.
— Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (@ertugruloglut) June 3, 2023
greetings from sweden
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström congratulated Hakan Fidan and said, “Many congratulations to Hakan Fidan, who has been appointed as the new Foreign Minister, I look forward to a good cooperation between Sweden and Turkey.”
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— Tobias Billström (@TobiasBillstrom) June 3, 2023
Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office of the State, stated the following in his message shared in Turkish on his Telegram account:
“I congratulate my dear friend and great ally of Ukraine, Hakan Fidan, on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. I am grateful for your commitment to bring just and lasting peace to our region. I wish you strength and success in your work for the development of your country. good luck.”
Estonia Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna congratulated Fidan on Twitter and said, “Turkey is our ally and we look forward to working with you.” shared your message.
Greece The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also published a message congratulating Hakan Fidan.
Who is Hakan Fidan?
Hakan Fidan served as the Deputy Undersecretary responsible for foreign policy and security issues at TİKA, the Prime Ministry, a Member of the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Special Representative of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Undersecretary of the MIT, the President of the MIT and the Special Representative of the President of the Republic.
Fidan has been the MIT President for 13 years since May 27, 2010.