VN, Turkey about to sign cooperative agreements
In the meantime, the two
countries are accomplishing related negotiations and necessary
procedures to enable the early signing of these documents.
The
information was announced at the Turkey -Vietnam Investment and Trade
Seminar held in Hanoi on Feb. 22 on the sidelines of the fifth
Vietnam-Turkey Trade and Economy Joint Committee.
Turkish Deputy
Prime Minister and State Minister Bulent Arinc said he hoped the seminar
will open up a score of opportunities for Vietnamese and Turkish
businesses to forge closer connectivity.
Addressing the seminar,
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh
emphasised that Vietnam always treasures its comprehensive cooperation
with Turkey, which is now the 17th largest economy in the world.
Though
attaining 636 million USD in two-way trade in 2010, or a surge of 49
percent over 2009, the two countries are yet to establish a desirable
cooperation in industry, agriculture, investment, finance, science and
technology, culture and tourism, said Anh.
At the seminar, the
organisers – the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the
Turkish Confederation of Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSKON) -
signed a cooperative deal aiming to promote trade and investment between
business circles of the two countries.
Trade activities between
Vietnam and Turkey have recently been facilitated thanks to the
recent opening of a direct flight service from Istanbul to Ho Chi
Minh City by Turkish Airlines.
A gateway to the European,
Middle Eastern and North African markets, Turkey is currently Vietnam’s
important trade partner and its biggest export market in the West Asian
region./.