Turkish Assembly Speaker eyes more trade with Bangladesh

Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Ismail Kahraman expects that the existing trade ties with Bangladesh can be increased further.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 17 May 2017, 07:27 PM
Updated : 17 May 2017, 07:27 PM

The current two-way trade is $1.2 billion. But the Speaker said it can be reached to $5 billion.

He made the comment when Bangladesh Ambassador M. Allama Siddiki met him at his office in Ankara, the embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.

Vice President Ahmet Aydın, and Chairman of Bangladesh-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group Ebubekir Gizligider were present, among others, at the meeting.

The Speaker emphasised on greater unity of the Muslim world for broader peace, stability and development.

The ambassador briefed the Speaker about the upcoming Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the countries and the Joint Economic Commission Meetings (JEC).

It was also expected that a high-level visit would be scheduled in the near future to take the bilateral relations to a “higher plane”.