(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Turkey and Kazakhstan on Tuesday confirmed their determination
to continue their solidarity on platforms such as the United
Nations Economic Cooperation Organization and the Organization of
Turkic States, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah .
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday arrived in
Ankara, his first official visit to Turkey, which is expected to
herald a new era in the two countries' relations.
Speaking during a joint press conference alongside his Kazakh
counterpart Tokayev, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that
Turkey and Kazakhstan will reach their targeted $10 billion (TL
152.40 billion) bilateral trade volume as the volume doubled since
the previous year.
'The trade volume between Turkey and Kazakhstan rose 58% from
the previous year and exceeded $5.3 billion. Thus, we have quickly
surpassed our target of $5 billion,' he said.
'Now, hopefully, we will reach the target of $10 billion just as
quickly with the steps we take together,' he added.
Erdogan added that he believes a meeting with Turkish-Kazakh
businesspeople set for Wednesday will be 'particularly beneficial
in this respect.'
Stating that he discussed the Russia-Ukraine war with Tokayev as
well, Erdogan said: 'Our views on peaceful resolution of Ukraine on
the basis of sovereignty and territorial integrity coincide.'
On over a dozen agreements that were signed between the two
nations ahead of the press conference, Erdogan called them 'steps
that will further strengthen the foundation of our relations.'
The agreements cover such areas as transportation, the defense
industry, military intelligence, information technology, culture,
agriculture, trade, customs, the environment, education, youth and
communications.
For his part, Tokayev called Turkey 'a very important strategic
partner' for his Central Asian country.
He underlined that during the talks in Turkey, $1 billion worth
of commercial pacts will be signed.
The visit comes as the countries mark 30 years since they
established ties on March 2, 1992. It included a joint news
conference between Tokayev and Erdogan following an official
ceremony at the Presidential Complex, the signing of various
agreements and face-to-face and inter-delegation meetings. In
addition to bilateral relations, the leaders exchanged views on
current regional and international issues.
At the talks, the delegations discussed measures to increase the
bilateral trade volume from the current $5 billion to $10 billion,
as well as new opportunities to expand areas of cooperation.
Turkey was among Kazakhstan's top five foreign trade partners
last year, while investments by Turkish companies in the Central
Asian country reached a record level.
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