TUZMEN: TRADE VOLUME BETWEEN TURKEY AND U.S. WILL REACH 25 BILLION USD
Anatolian Times, Turkey
Nov 8 2006
ANKARA – "We plan to raise the trade volume between Turkey and the
United States (U.S.) to 25 billion USD in the next three years,"
said Kursad Tuzmen, Turkish State Minister, on Tuesday.
In a speech delivered at the Turkish-American Council meeting, Tuzmen
noted that "the current trade volume of 10 billion USD is actually
very little and does not represent the commercial potential that
exists between Turkey and the U.S."
"We expect the Turkish-American Council to develop economic ties with
the U.S.," told Tuzmen.
Meanwhile, Executive Board Chairman of the Turkish-American Council
retired General Brent Scowcroft remarked that "since the World War II
Turkey and the U.S. have had a close relationship. We hope to develop
economic ties between Turkey and the U.S."
"We support strong cooperation in military and national security
matters. We will continue to oppose any resolution on so-called
Armenian genocide that may be brought up in the U.S. Congress or
Senate. We will also cooperate with Turkey in the fight against
terrorist organization PKK," stressed Scowcroft.