Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat

On November 29, within the framework of his official visit to Turkey from November 28-30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat.

Thủ tướng Chính phủ Phạm Minh Chính tiếp Bộ trưởng Thương mại Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ Omer Bolat.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Turkey on the great achievements it has made in recent times, especially in diversifying its economy , developing industry, agriculture and construction, promoting the application of science and technology, expanding international economic relations, and making Turkey a country with encouraging growth rates.

The Prime Minister of Vietnam highly appreciated the role and contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Commerce in developing the Turkish economy as well as promoting Vietnam-Türkiye economic cooperation.

To create a breakthrough in economic and trade cooperation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the Turkish Ministry of Trade and the Minister himself continue to coordinate with ministries and branches of the two countries to promote a number of specific measures, such as studying the early launch of negotiations on the Vietnam - Turkey Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at an appropriate time, soon organizing the 8th Meeting of the Vietnam - Turkey Intergovernmental Committee in Ankara in 2024, strengthening the organization of trade and investment promotion activities between businesses and localities of the two countries, opening markets, creating conditions for each country's strong export products to penetrate each other's markets, and removing anti-dumping measures on goods and services of partners.

The Turkish Minister of Trade welcomed the visit of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, thanked the Prime Minister for taking the time to receive him, and affirmed that the visit is an important milestone in the celebration of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations and will promote effective economic cooperation between the two countries.

Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat affirmed that Vietnam is Türkiye's top priority economic partner in the Asia-Pacific region.

Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat congratulated Vietnam on its important economic achievements in recent times, and expressed his delight at the positive developments in cooperation between Vietnam and Turkey in recent times, especially in trade and investment.

The Minister affirmed that Vietnam is Türkiye's top priority economic partner in the Asia-Pacific region. Minister Omer Bolat said that after initial successful investment projects, more and more Turkish corporations and enterprises are interested in the Vietnamese market, especially in Turkey's strong fields of construction, industrial production, consumer goods, etc., and announced plans to organize a Turkish business delegation to Vietnam in 2024.

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