ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey and Morocco had consensus on formation of a joint platform for fight against international terrorism.
Erdogan and Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou held a joint press conference following their tete-a-tete meeting and meeting between Turkish and Moroccan delegations.
When reminded that both Turkey and Morocco suffered from terrorism and asked how the two countries would fight against terrorism, Erdogan said, ''there is a consensus on formation of a joint platform for fight against international terrorism between the two countries.''
Moroccan Prime Minister Jettou said that Morocco would do what was necessary to reach cooperation at desired level in economy, tourism and other fields between the two countries.
Stating that agreements which were signed between Turkey and Morocco on Wednesday formed main lines and working program of cooperation between the two countries, Jettou said that those agreements would remove difficulties of the business circles.
Jettou said that there were many projects especially on infrastructure field, ports, airports and tourism facilities in Morocco and noted that Turkish companies of contracting services could get big share from these projects in cooperation with Moroccan companies.
Underlining that Turkey and Morocco had consensus on the Middle East issue, Israel-Palestine conflict, fight against terrorism and similar issues, Jettou said that the two countries had special relations.
Stating that there should be more high-level visits between the two countries, Jettou invited Prime Minister Erdogan to Morocco.
Replying to a question, Jettou said that free trade agreement which was signed between Turkey and Morocco was a very important agreement. Jettou noted that Morocco would be a production center with this agreement and said that trade volume between the two countries would further improve.
(EÖ-AÖ) 07.04.2004