EDIRNE - Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim met his Bulgarian counterpart Peter Moutafchiev in north-western province of Edirne on Wednesday.
The two ministers and accompanying delegation met for about 45 minutes in a meeting that was closed to the press.
Speaking to reporters following his meeting with Moutafchiev, Yildirim indicated that increasing commercial relations between Turkey and Bulgaria brings modernization in transportation.
"Relations between Turkey and Bulgaria are developing rapidly. The growth in commercial relations implies a growth in transportation. My Bulgarian counterpart and I discussed the modernization of border gates, decreasing problems in international transportation and improvements to be made in transportation. We were glad to learn that, just as Turkey, Bulgaria is working on constructing new railways and highways," Yildirim noted.
"We are pleased with Bulgaria`s sharing of its EU experiences with Turkey," Yildirim also said.
Meanwhile, Moutafchiev told that Yildirim and he are good friends.
"As two friends, we will work for the two countries with all our force. I gave information on new Bulgarian highways to Yildirim. We exchanged views on the expected increase in transportation during the summer," Moutafchiev remarked.
(SOL-AÖ)