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Friday, 20 January 2012

FINANCE - TRADE - Turkey, Iran Agree To Raise Bilateral Trade To $30 Billion

www.rttnews.com - Turkey seeks to double bilateral trade with neighboring Iran to $30 billion by 2015, a move aimed at strengthening ties with the Islamic Republic despite the new round of Western sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear defiance.
"Iran and Turkey's relations saw a 70 percent rise in 2011 and I hope that new steps will be taken within the framework of the Joint Commission to help increase the trade volume to $30 billion in 2015," Turkey's Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar told a joint economic meeting held in capital Ankara on Thursday. (source)

Thursday, 16 September 2010

GENERAL - Turkey wants more cooperation in Balkans, Mid East and Caucasus, Turkish FM says

The Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday that Turkey wanted to expand its regional cooperation areas in the Balkans, Middle East and Caucasus.

Speaking at a TV program broadcast by private channel CNN Türk, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Turkey had commitment to many regions due to its geographical position.