MS SC562

Recognizes the Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (TCAE) and the Mississippi-Turkish Hospitality Leadership Network for fostering economic and cultural relationships between Mississippi and Turkey.

Welcomes foreign dignitaries from Turkey to Mississippi for the "Mississippi Azerbaijan and Turkey Business Forum" scheduled for February 21, 2012, including mayors, congresspersons, and government officials.

Acknowledges Turkey as a valued trading partner and long-standing ally of the United States that shares universal values of freedom, democracy, and human rights.

Recognizes the bipartisan Mississippi-Turkish Hospitality Leadership Network, established in 2010 to strengthen relations between Mississippi and Turkey through cultural, educational, academic, political, and economic exchanges.

Affirms Mississippi's role as the "Hospitality State" and supports cultivating good relationships between Mississippi and the Republic of Turkey and other Turkic nations.