"MONGOLIA WANTS TO AUGMENT TRADE TURNOVER WITH TURKEY"

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia-Turkey cooperation, especially in the fields of economy and business are needed to be gone into a new volume, said J.Munkhbat, head of the Cabinet Secretariat for Government, when he met Monday Mr Fatih Ciftci, the Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade. He added Mongolia intends to increase the bilateral trade turnover to USD 250 million. The parties exchanged views on seeking areas of the Mongolia-Turkey cooperation apart from the above fields. Mr Munkhbat pointed out the Mongolian government is ready to support organizing business meetings and forums by the countries’ Chambers of Commerce. “We know Turkey is a leading country for processing leather. Mongolia has big reserve of leather, so we are possible to collaborate in it,” Mr Munkhbat said. He added that the countries are possible to boost cooperation in the areas of agriculture, transportation, tourism, light industry and investment. In turn, Mr Fatih Ciftci said his country is ready to collaborate with the Mongolian customs and trade organizations and to contribute to their actions. He added that the countries are able to cooperate in the small-and-middle industry. The above issues are expected to be discussed at a forthcoming meeting of the intergovernmental commission meeting.