IZMIR - The senior Italian envoy in Turkey visited a chamber of industry in the Aegean province of Izmir on Tuesday.
Italian Ambassador to Turkey Carlo Marsili had a meeting with Tamer Taskin, chairman of the Aegean Region Chamber of Industry. Italian Consul in Izmir Simon Carta and Roberto Luongo, the head of Italian Trade Center, also participated in the meeting.
"There is an increasing interest for Turkey in Italy, and we should determine the industries that are profitable for both countries to boost our relations," Marsili said during the meeting.
Marsili said that the actual trade volume between Turkey and Italy was 20 billion USD, and Izmir and its vicinity were fulfilling one-fifth of the figure.
What Turkey and Italy should do was to bring together small and medium scale companies because giant companies could achieve their projects on their own, the ambassador said.
On Turkey's European Union (EU) bid, Marsili said Italy wanted to see Turkey in the EU without any other delays.
Also speaking in the meeting, Taskin said that Turkish and Italian companies could establish partnerships in fishery, furniture, chemical, plastics and food industries.
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