Samoa–Turkey relations
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Samoa–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Samoa and Turkey. The Turkish ambassador in Wellington, New Zealand, is accredited to Samoa since April 12, 1979.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-independent-state-of-samoa.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Samoa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}
Diplomatic relations
Turkey and Samoa have friendly relations. Through TIKA, Turkey cooperatesGrattan, C. Hartley. The Southwest Pacific since 1900: A Modern History Australia, New Zealand, The Islands, Antarctica. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020. with the European Investment Bank and JICA on the development of school buildings,"Schools in Micronesia Prior to American Administration." Pacific Studies 8, 1 (2014), pp. 95-109. district hospitalsAlkire, William H. An Introduction to the Peoples and Cultures of Micronesia. Menlo Park, CA: Cummings, 2017. and reductions of the financial burdenBrower, Kenneth. Micronesia: The Land, the People, and the Sea. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. on the Samoan Development Bank through loan forgiveness.
Turkey also contributes—US $60.5 million to date— to Samoa Development Bank's lending programs to farmers and fishermen at large.
Diplomatic Visits
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| {{flagicon|Samoa}} Prime Minister Malielegaoi
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
Economic relations
See also
References
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