Tuzmen: Turkish Companies Want To Enter Into Syrian Market

DAMASCUS - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Saturday that Turkish companies wanted to enter into Syrian market.
Tuzmen and accompanying delegation, who are paying a visit to Damascus, visited Syrian Minister of Housing and Construction Nihad Mushantat and Syrian Minister of Irrigation Nadir al-Bunni.
In his meeting with Mushantat, Tuzmen said that Turkish-Syrian relations had not been at a desired level for long years but they had improved in recent years.
Tuzmen pointed out that signing a free trade agreement in order to further improve bilateral relations was important.
He presented a draft text about free trade agreement to Syria, Tuzmen noted.
Mushantat said that Turkey and Syria could cooperate in Iraqi market.
In his visit to al-Bunni, Tuzmen said that Turkish contracting and consultancy companies had undertaken important projects abroad.
Tuzmen noted that Turkish companies wanted to enter into Syrian market.
Al-Bunni said that Syria was ready to listen to problems of Turkish companies working in his country.
Meanwhile, Turkish and Syrian businessmen met to discuss trade and investment.
(BRC-AY) 07.03.2004