Venezuela celebrates 94th Anniversary of founding of Turkey as a Republic

The Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Venezuelan people and President Nicolás Maduro, issued an Official Statement to extend their congratulations to the People and Government of Turkey for the commemoration of its 94th anniversary.

In the text they detailed that the date “commemorates the figure of the founding leader and Turkish First President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who consolidated his nation as a modern and democratic State”.

Following, the complete text:

“The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, on behalf of his Government and the Venezuelan People, sends the most sincere and fraternal words of congratulations to the Government and the People of Turkey on the occasion of the 94th Anniversary of the Foundation. of the Republic.

On such a significant date, the Bolivarian Government highlights and commemorates the figure of the founding leader and Turkish First President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who consolidated his nation as a modern and democratic State, with an important place of political leadership in the concert of the nations of the world, example of struggle against imperial hegemonic powers and in search of peace. As the great Turkish revolutionary leader said: “Yurtta barış, dünyada barış”