Turkey to push relations with Russia forward:
MinisterYEKATERINBURG- Anadolu Agency, 7/8/19.
Ankara intends to push Turkey-Russia relations forward through strong political will and
close dialogue between leaders, Turkey's industry and technology minister said on July 8.
"Our goal [on trade volume
between Turkey and Russia] is to reach the foreign trade volume levels of $33
billion that we achieved before and then to increase this figure to $100
billion," Mustafa Varank told Turkish-Russian Industry Forum in Yekaterinburg,
one of Russia's important heavy industry
centers.
Varank highlighted the need for balanced expansion in trade
between the two countries, with both complementing each other in
ability.
He added that the Akkuyu nuclear plant
and TurkStream gas pipeline projects showed the importance of cooperation
between Turkey and Russia at the forum organized by Foreign Economic Relations Boards
(DEİK).
"These strategic energy projects
deepen our bilateral economic relations and provide solid foundations for our
long-term cooperation. I believe we need to increase our strategic
projects," he said, underlining that these partnerships were satisfactory
but not sufficient.
He noted that Turkish companies in many
sectors, from woodworking to glass ceramics, from healthcare to textiles, have
invested about $10 billion in Russia.
‘Great potential to develop relations’ - For his part, Russian Industry Minister
Denis Manturov said Moscow prepared a number of packages to facilitate Turkish
businesses' arrival to Russia and support long-term
investments.
Russia is also creating privileged conditions for Turkish
business people, he added. "The giants leading Russian industry
in Turkey's market are doing successful business,
as are Turkish companies in Russia," he said, stressing the "great potential to
develop bilateral relations" between Moscow and
Ankara.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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