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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a warm welcome from officials in Ankara during her visit to Turkey to boost economic cooperation between the countries.
Hasina met with President Abdullah Gül at the Çankaya presidential palace on Thursday afternoon. Then, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Hasina in his office. The two leaders held talks about regional issues as well as bilateral relations and focused on how to bolster the trade volume, which reached $1 billion in 2011.
In November 2010, Prime Minister Erdoğan became the first Turkish prime minister in 21 years to visit Bangladesh. A high-level delegation of ministers and businessmen accompanied him during the two-day visit to the South Asian country to further bolster growing trade ties.
The trade volume between the countries has substantially increased during the Erdoğan era. While it was only $47 million in 2002, it reached $658 million by 2009. During his visit, Erdoğan said they have increased the previously set $1 billion goal for 2015 to $3 billion. There should be more, not less, Erdoğan underlined, adding, the increasing trend in trade volume proves that Turkey and Bangladesh can achieve that target.
Turkey and Bangladesh are also in the Developing-8 (D-8) -- an arrangement for development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey -- that enhances dialogue between the countries. The establishment of the D-8, an organization aimed at fostering economic cooperation among its Muslim developing country members, was announced officially by a summit of heads of state and government in İstanbul in June 1997.
Hasina said in a joint press conference with Erdoğan that it would be pleasing to see Turkey-Bangladesh trade volume reach $3 billion by 2015.
She said her trip to Turkey was very fruitful and beneficial following talks with Erdoğan and added that Bangladesh attaches high importance to its relations with Turkey.
We evaluated cooperation in the cultural, agricultural and educational fields. We will continue to work with Turkey in diverse projects, Hasina stressed. She noted that trips of Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Erdoğan to Bangladesh in 2010 strengthened the relations between the two countries. I call on Turkish businessmen to come and invest in Bangladesh, Hasina said.
The visiting official said Bangladesh is happy by the fact that the trade volume between Turkey and her country would reach $3 billion by 2015. Erdoğan said current $1 billion trade volume doesnt reflect the true potential of the two nations, which have 225 million people combined.
Hasina said Bangladesh is pleased to welcome Turkish businessmen and investors. We especially expect investments in the energy sector. We are pleased to receive investments in transportation, food, carpets and other fields," she added.
She also said it was a source of great happiness to see that the Turkish government increased the amount of scholarships offered to Bangladeshi students and that Bangladeshi students receiving education in Turkey will have a serious role in bilateral relations in the future.
Speaking about the direct flights to Dacca, Bangladeshs capital, she said Turkish Airlines' direct flights between İstanbul and the capital city will bring two nations closer to each other. Direct flights, she continued, will also help develop commercial relations between the two countries.
According to Hasina, visa liberalization with Turkey will also increase opportunities for cooperation and abolishing visa requirements will pave the way for cultural and social relations.
source: Bangladesh PM visits Turkey, seeks to boost economic cooperation
Hasina met with President Abdullah Gül at the Çankaya presidential palace on Thursday afternoon. Then, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Hasina in his office. The two leaders held talks about regional issues as well as bilateral relations and focused on how to bolster the trade volume, which reached $1 billion in 2011.
In November 2010, Prime Minister Erdoğan became the first Turkish prime minister in 21 years to visit Bangladesh. A high-level delegation of ministers and businessmen accompanied him during the two-day visit to the South Asian country to further bolster growing trade ties.
The trade volume between the countries has substantially increased during the Erdoğan era. While it was only $47 million in 2002, it reached $658 million by 2009. During his visit, Erdoğan said they have increased the previously set $1 billion goal for 2015 to $3 billion. There should be more, not less, Erdoğan underlined, adding, the increasing trend in trade volume proves that Turkey and Bangladesh can achieve that target.
Turkey and Bangladesh are also in the Developing-8 (D-8) -- an arrangement for development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey -- that enhances dialogue between the countries. The establishment of the D-8, an organization aimed at fostering economic cooperation among its Muslim developing country members, was announced officially by a summit of heads of state and government in İstanbul in June 1997.
Hasina said in a joint press conference with Erdoğan that it would be pleasing to see Turkey-Bangladesh trade volume reach $3 billion by 2015.
She said her trip to Turkey was very fruitful and beneficial following talks with Erdoğan and added that Bangladesh attaches high importance to its relations with Turkey.
We evaluated cooperation in the cultural, agricultural and educational fields. We will continue to work with Turkey in diverse projects, Hasina stressed. She noted that trips of Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Erdoğan to Bangladesh in 2010 strengthened the relations between the two countries. I call on Turkish businessmen to come and invest in Bangladesh, Hasina said.
The visiting official said Bangladesh is happy by the fact that the trade volume between Turkey and her country would reach $3 billion by 2015. Erdoğan said current $1 billion trade volume doesnt reflect the true potential of the two nations, which have 225 million people combined.
Hasina said Bangladesh is pleased to welcome Turkish businessmen and investors. We especially expect investments in the energy sector. We are pleased to receive investments in transportation, food, carpets and other fields," she added.
She also said it was a source of great happiness to see that the Turkish government increased the amount of scholarships offered to Bangladeshi students and that Bangladeshi students receiving education in Turkey will have a serious role in bilateral relations in the future.
Speaking about the direct flights to Dacca, Bangladeshs capital, she said Turkish Airlines' direct flights between İstanbul and the capital city will bring two nations closer to each other. Direct flights, she continued, will also help develop commercial relations between the two countries.
According to Hasina, visa liberalization with Turkey will also increase opportunities for cooperation and abolishing visa requirements will pave the way for cultural and social relations.
source: Bangladesh PM visits Turkey, seeks to boost economic cooperation
