Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Turkey.
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  Turkey |
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The Turkish ambassador in Port of Spain is also accredited to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]
Diplomatic relations
Bilateral relations between two countries have been warm[2] and friendly. St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s foreign policy traditionally[2] mirrored that of Britain’s. The two countries ties were especially close after Maurice Bishop’s New Jewel Movement coming to power[2] in 1979, when the public opinion in St. Vincent and the Grenadines supported Prime Minister Cato’s decision to intervene in Grenada.[3]
High level visits
| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves |  President Ahmet Necdet Sezer | Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara[1] | March 12–16, 2006 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu | Foreign Minister Camillo Gonsalves | Government House, Kingstown | March 11, 2014[1] |
| Foreign Minister Camillo Gonsalves | Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu | First Turkey–CARICOM Summit, Istanbul | July 17–21, 2014[1] |
Economic relations
- Trade volume between the two countries was US$11.3 million in 2018 (Turkish exports/imports: 4.8/6.5 million USD).[1]
See also
References
Further reading
- "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines." pp. 2337–42 in The Europa Yearbook 1987, II. London: Europa, 1987.
- Kingston, Jamaica: Longmans Caribbean, 1971. Marshall, Woodville K. "Vox Populi: The St. Vincent Riots and Disturbances of 1862." pp. 85–116 in Barry W. Higman (ed.),Trade, Government, and Society in Caribbean History, 1 700–1920. Kingston, Jamaica: Heinemann, 1983.
- Laine, Kingsley. "An Overview of the Vincentian Economy," Bulletin of Eastern Caribbean Affairs [Cave Hill, Barbados], November–December 1979, p. 13.
- World Bank. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Economic Situation and Selected Development Issues. Washington: 1985.
