Trade and investment talks between Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat held separate meetings at the ministry with Azerbaijan's newly appointed Ambassador to Ankara, Rashad Aslanov, and Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Laziz Kudratov. During the meetings, steps to be taken to achieve the trade volume targets set by the presidents, the expansion of preferential trade agreements, and the increase of mutual investments were discussed.

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat hosted Azerbaijan's newly appointed Ambassador to Ankara, Rashad Aslanov, at the ministry. The meeting addressed efforts to reach the $15 billion trade volume target set by the presidents, joint projects that will reinforce economic ties, and negotiations aimed at expanding the existing Preferential Trade Agreement with Azerbaijan. Furthermore, the importance of increasing mutual investments, which have reached a total of $38 billion, by diversifying them sectorally was underscored.

Minister Bolat also held a productive meeting with Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, who is visiting Turkey within the scope of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. In order to achieve the $5 billion trade volume target set by the presidents of the two countries in the shortest possible time, concrete projects in trade, transportation, and contracting services were evaluated, alongside the protocol expanding the scope of the Preferential Trade Agreement whose negotiations have been completed.