Saint Lucia–Turkey relations

Saint Luca–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Saint Lucia and Turkey.

Saint Lucia-Turkey relations

Saint Lucia
Turkey

The Turkish ambassador in Port of Spain is also accredited to St. Lucia.[1] Turkey has an Honorary Consulate General[1] in Castries.

Diplomatic relations

St. Lucia and Turkey have friendly relations. The relations became even closer[2] in the 1980s when St. Lucia and Turkey strongly opposed[3] apartheid in South Africa and cooperated on the deployment of US and Caribbean forces in Grenada[3] in 1983.

Presidential visits
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit
Minister of Foreign Affairs Alva Baptiste Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu First Turkey–CARICOM Ministerial Metting, Istanbul July 17–21, 2014[1]

Economic relations
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$3 million in 2019.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Relations between Turkey and St. Lucia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
  2. "Saint Lucia." pp. 2331-36 in The Europa Yearbook, 1987, II. London: Europa, 1987.
  3. Delson, Roberta M. (ed.). Readings in Caribbean History and Economics. New York: Gordon and Breach, 1991.

Further reading
  • "Saint Lucia." pp. 2331–36 in The Europa Yearbook, 1987, II. London: Europa, 1987.
  • Alleyne, Mervin C. "Language and Society in St. Lucia." pp. 198–212 in David Lowenthal and Lambros Comitas (eds.), Consequences of Class and Color: West Indian Perspectives. Garden City, New York: Anchor Books, 1973.
  • Easter, B.H. St. Lucia and the French Revolution. Castries, St. Lucia: Voice, 1969.
  • St. Clair, Daniel W. (ed.). St. Lucia Yearbook, 1981. Castries, St. Lucia: Voice, 1981.
  • St. Lucia. The Saint Lucia Constitution Order, 1978. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1978.
  • St. Lucia. Ministry of Health. Progress Report on Health Conditions: Quadrennium 1982–85. Castries, St. Lucia: Government of St. Lucia, 1986.
  • St. Lucia. St. Lucia National Development Corporation. Advertising Supplement to the Wall Street Journal Castries, St. Lucia: Government of St. Lucia, April 9, 1986.
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