GAZIANTEP - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said Friday the Turkish government plans to increase trade volume with Iraq to five billion USD, up from the existing three billion USD.
Speaking to AA in Gaziantep where he is attending the Third Iraq International Fair, Tuzmen said that new projects will be implemented in order to increase trade volume with Iraq.
Touching on the issue of terror, Tuzmen said "the matter of terror constitutes a problem in Turkish-Iraqi relations".
"Nonetheless, I believe the Iraqi government is sincere in the fight against the terrorist organization", Tuzmen also said.
(SOL-ULG)