Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia intend to bring the trilateral trade turnover to $ 20 billion, the Deputy Minister of Economy of Turkey Fatih Metin said at the opening of the V Business Forum of Turkey-Azerbaijan-Georgia.
The event was opened in Istanbul in the Council of Foreign Economic Relations of Turkey (DEIK) today.
The Deputy Minister expressed his confidence that the three countries will be able to achieve this goal in the near future.
According to him, the meeting of businessmen of the three countries will not only give impetus to the development of economy and trade, but will also have great significance in terms of convergence in the cultural and social spheres.
“The trilateral business forum helps to eliminate obstacles and solve problems,” Metin said. --02D-
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