ANKARA - Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim has remarked today (Tuesday) that Turkish Airlines and other private Turkish air companies will soon start flights to Afghanistan.
Afghani President's Senior Advisor and Trade Minister Hidayet Amin Arsala is in Ankara for a meeting of the Turkey-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission. Arsala met Yildirim at Yildirim's office.
Answering AA's questions, Yildirim stated that Turkey is active in Afghanistan to assist the reconstruction efforts there. ''Our businessmen and businesswomen are either working themselves or in cooperation with American business community in Afghanistan,'' said Yildirim.
''Afghanistan's Airlines has begun direct flights to Istanbul and Ankara recently. We are working on flights from Turkey to Afghanistan. Turkish Airlines (THY) and a few other Turkish private air companies will have flights to and from Afghanistan soon,'' told Yildirim.
Yildirim indicated that an agreement on Land Transportation with Afghanistan will also be signed. ''The Turkish Council of Ministers made a decision to improve ties with Afghanistan. Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) will be very active in Afghanistan. We will help the Afghani people in health and education related matters,'' commented Yildirim.