Turkish trade minister Omer Bolat said Thursday that his country is looking forward to supporting reconstruction in Ukraine with investment and free trade agreements.
Borat said Turkey is keen to help Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky achieve its $10 billion target in bilateral trade.
Borat traveled to Kiev with Turkish Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Yumakuri and several executives for the first meeting of the Turkish Ukraine Reconstruction Task Force. The Turkish delegation met with Zelensky, Prime Minister Dennis Schmichal and several other senior Ukrainian officials.
Borat and his delegation Gagausesfor religious observance with Turkish communities in Ukraine, and Muslim Crimean tartare.
Borat stress The turkey free trade agreement is a key element in reaching the bilateral trade volume of Zelensky's hopes, and is a key element to helping Turkey play a substantial role in postwar reconstruction.
turkey ratification After 15 years of negotiations, the August 2024 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aspect (FTA) was slow to go back and forth due to the confusion from Russian invasion, but due to details of contracts relating to Ukraine's major exports, such as metals and grain.
Turkish officials are recently pride It can be predicted that it would be very possible if a large Turkish business investment in Ukraine and an expansion of bilateral trade without FTAs and a $10 billion trade volume was signed.
Zelensky said Thursday that Ukraine is ready to finally activate the FTA.
“Our state considers Turkey to be one of its strategic partners and one of its partners in terms of security assurance and is ready to ratify the free trade agreement with Turkey during President Erdogan's upcoming visit,” he said. No dates have been set for future visits of the Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan.
“It is important that Turkish businesses are already represented in Ukraine. Our state appreciates this and appreciates the support and support, including supplying Bayraktar drones,” says Zelensky.
Borat said Zelensky “expressed his hopes that the free trade agreement would be approved by the Ukrainian side in a short time,” and “shared his views on how Turkish companies could play a leading role in their reconstruction efforts.”
The Turkish delegation responded by proposing a “roadmap for reconstruction projects” and emphasized that “Turkish companies can play an active role in all areas where Ukraine needs help.”
“As of 2024, our trade volume with Ukraine reached $6.2 billion. Our total investment in Ukraine, including investments by third countries, reached $3.5 billion,” reported Borat.
Zelensky I said After the Task Force meeting, Turkey could become an important partner in ensuring the safety of Ukraine. Perhaps with a large investment in Ukraine, Turkey is based on the theory that Turkey, a NATO member with a larger army than European countries, does not want tolerate further Russian attacks.
