Turkey - Kazakhstan Commercial Relations

ANKARA - Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin has said that trade volume between Turkey and Kazakhstan should be billions of U.S. dollars.
The Turkish Contractors' Association hosted a cocktail party honor of Education and Science Minister Zhaskbey Kulekeyev of Kazakhstan and accompanying delegation who came to Turkey to attend Third Term Meeting of the Turkish-Kazakh Joint Economic Commission.
Aydin said that they supported Kazakhstan's all international efforts and its efforts for its World Trade Organization membership.
Noting that they had signed a cooperation protocol with Kazakhstan, Aydin said, ''both Turkey and Kazakhstan have great potential, manpower and natural resources. There is no obstacle in front of enhancement of our bilateral economic relations. We have to focus on long term agreements. Our bilateral trade volume should be billions of U.S. dollars.''
(MS) 04.05.2004