Turkish, U.S. diplomats meet in bid to boost economic ties

Turkish, U.S. diplomats meet in bid to boost economic ties

Turkish and U.S. diplomats met on Monday in the Turkish capital of Ankara in their extended talks to boost trade relations between the two countries, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

The seventh edition of the Turkey-U.S. Economic Partnership Committee was held at the Turkish Foreign Ministry headquarters to devise ways to contribute to economic development and joint trade projects.

Speaking at the meeting, Selim Yenel, deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, said that the past couple of years had seen great effort on both sides to boost economic ties that would match rooted relations between the two countries in politics and military.

Yenel said Monday's meeting focused on issues such as renewable energy, innovation, agriculture, health, Turkish government's efforts to make Istanbul a financial center as well as cooperation opportunities in third countries.

Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez said their talks in Ankara covered a wide array of topics, adding decision to be made during the sessions would help make significant progress in economic relations.

Editor: yan

English.news.cn   2011-10-04 00:44:25 FeedbackPrintRSS
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