Türkiye targets lifting its commerce quantity with Romania to $15 billion, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz mentioned Wednesday as he attended the reception held in Ankara on the event of Romania’s National Day.
Yılmaz greeted Romania on its nationwide day, saying Ankara and Bucharest are strategic companions and allies with a shared historical past and robust humanitarian and cultural ties.
He made these remarks at a reception hosted by Romanian Ambassador to Ankara Stefan Alexandru Tinca, including that there’s a robust want on each side to strengthen relations in lots of areas of mutual pursuits, together with safety, economic system and tradition.
He mentioned a really productive 12 months had handed by way of relations with Romania, recalling that he paid a go to to Romania in April earlier than the Türkiye-Romania High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council assembly, throughout which he held productive conferences with Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and his reciprocal go to to Türkiye in May.
The vp recalled that Trade Minister Ömer Bolat was in Bucharest final week for the 2nd Term Meeting of the Türkiye-Romania Economic and Trade Joint Commission, the place he was happy that the joint protocol signed strengthened new cooperation alternatives, significantly within the protection trade, power, inexperienced transformation and digital economic system.
“I was pleased to attend the reception held in Ankara on the occasion of the National Day of our strategic partner and ally Romania,” Yılmaz mentioned individually on X.
“We are determined to strengthen our relations with Romania in many areas, from security to economy, from culture to green transformation,” he added.
Infrastructure initiatives
Moreover, Yılmaz mentioned cooperation with Romania continues in relations with the EU, significantly within the modernization of the customs union, and that “our trade volume with Romania, our largest trade partner in Southeastern Europe, is over $10 billion.”
“Our new target is $15 billion,” he added.
“There is already a Turkish investment volume of around $8 billion in Romania. The interest of our investors in Romania is gradually increasing. We see that Turkish investments and labor force in Romania stands out in terms of the expertise and competence required, as well as their ease of adaptability to the Romanian business world,” the vp famous.
“We are additionally happy that Turkish corporations are enterprise essential infrastructure initiatives in Romania. I consider that cooperation and mutual investments between the business worlds of the 2 nations will improve additional within the coming interval on the premise of a win-win method.”
Positive momentum
Pointing out that the constructive momentum in bilateral relations can be supported by regional cooperation, Yılmaz mentioned the dedication to proceed joint efforts to take care of peace, prosperity, and stability within the area stays robust.
He reiterated that the “Black Sea Mine Countermeasure Task Group,” which was established along with Bulgaria as coastal NATO allies, turned operational in July and that the Turkish and Tatar communities in Romania have a particular place within the humanitarian dimension of relations.
Emphasizing that these communities function a powerful bridge between Türkiye and Romania with their centuries-old presence in Romania, Yilmaz mentioned: “We are connected to our compatriots by a bond of heart. They live a peaceful and happy life in Romania. They freely exercise their rights guaranteed by the Constitution. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Romanian authorities for their inclusive approach towards our compatriots.”
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