Mayor Bevilacqua welcomes Her Excellency, Sinem Mingan to Vaughan
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Fostering continued relations between Vaughan and Turkey
with newly appointed Turkish Consul General
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua issued the following statement after meeting with Her Excellency, Mrs. Sinem Mingan, Consul General of Turkey in Toronto.
“Earlier
today I was pleased to meet with Her Excellency, Mrs. Sinem Mingan who was
recently appointed as the Consul General of Turkey in Toronto. I congratulated
her on this exciting new role and reaffirmed Vaughan’s commitment to work
together to identify opportunities for cultural and economic partnerships.
“The
City of Vaughan enjoys a strong and prosperous relationship with our Turkish
partners. Turkey is Canada’s 23rd largest trading partner – half of which takes
place here in Ontario. Relations between our countries are based on common
values, a long-standing alliance under the NATO umbrella, as well as co-operation
on multilateral platforms like the UN and G20.
“Our meeting
provided an opportunity to share insights about important projects that are
propelling Vaughan’s transformation, including a downtown core rising from the
ground, a hospital under construction, a new 900-acre park and welcoming York
Region’s first university. Since 2010, Vaughan has led with an employment
growth rate of four per cent – far outpacing Ontario and Canada – and has seen
the creation of more than 60,000 new jobs. More than 90 per cent of the
foreign-owned companies operating in York Region are based in Vaughan and the
city’s southern York Region neighbouring communities.
The
Consul General, in her visit to Vaughan, had the opportunity to meet with local
international businesses.
“Vaughan
is blessed and enriched by the diversity of our citizens. People from around
the world choose our city to build a better, more promising life for their
families. Nearly half of our population was born abroad and Vaughan residents
speak 105 different languages. Multiculturalism allows us to further strengthen
global connections both culturally and economically. As we look toward our community’s
promising future, we will continue to unleash Vaughan’s potential as a
world-class city.
“I want
to thank the Consul General of Turkey and her role in preserving and fostering
Turkish heritage in the City of Vaughan.”
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- Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua meets
with H.E. Mrs. Sinem Mingan, Consul General of Turkey in Toronto and Mr. Mehmet
Ekizoğlu, Commercial Consul General of Turkey in Toronto.