IZMIR - Nicholas E. Billotti, the chairman of Turner Construction - International LLC which is a leading construction company in the United States, said on Sunday that they would be pleased to work with Turkish contractors in Iraq, if they had this opportunity.
Billotti told the A.A correspondent that Turkish economy would further improve.
Stating that although there were some problems in Turkish-U.S. relations from time to time, they had a sound basis, Billotti said that there were very good relations between businessmen of the two countries. He said that economic cooperation would further improve in the future.
Billotti said that they trusted in Turkish economy and contractors and noted that they wanted to work with Turkish businessmen in Iraq.
Stating that his company also had workers in Basra and Baghdad now, Billotti said that yet there was a security problem there.
Billotti said that when this security problem was solved, they could make investments there and stated that if they had the opportunity to work with Turkish contractors during this period, they would be very pleased with it. He added that they also had connection with leading Turkish contracting companies.
(EÖ-Öª) 14.09.2003