Trade Minister Ömer Bolat highlighted on Wednesday the importance of forming partnerships among neighbors as he, accompanied by a business delegation, traveled to Syria, where he held talks with top officials.
Bolat arrived in Damascus with a business delegation on Wednesday for the 63rd Damascus International Fair. He also met with Nidal al-Shaar, the Syrian economy and industry minister, to discuss steps to reach a $10 billion bilateral trade volume target.
"People first do business with their neighbors, form partnerships with their neighbors, and provide companionship on the journey (to neighbors)," Bolat said in remarks during the delegations' meeting in Damascus.
"We will inaugurate the Turkish pavilion. There is very close integration between the Syrian and Turkish economies," he said.
"After the Dec. 8 revolution succeeded and a new Syria was established, we have been working in very close coordination with the Syrian government and ministries. Turkish and Syrian investors, industrialists, SMEs, traders and exporters have been working in very close cooperation," he noted.
