Joint Economic Commission

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek visited Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Dec. 19 for the 12th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission, according to information from the ministry.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a virtual meeting with his Omani counterpart, Badr Al-Busaidi, to discuss regional issues as well as bilateral cooperation.

In a tweet, Çavuşoğlu said issues including Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen came under discussion.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the trade volume between Turkey and Uzbekistan increased 93% in the first five months of 2021 compared to the same period last year and reached $1.5 billion, the Turkish vice president said June 28.

The presidents of Russia and Turkey spoke over the phone on June 24 and discussed bilateral ties, tourism, the Sputnik V vaccine, Nagorno-Karabakh region and Syria, official statements said.

The Turkish president on March 17 received the Kazakh foreign minister in the capital Ankara.

The meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kazakhstan's Mukhtar Tleuberdi was held behind closed doors at the presidential complex.

Earlier in the day, Tleuberdi, who is also a deputy prime minister, met with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay.

"The United Arab Emirates is an important and promising foreign trade partner of Bulgaria among the Gulf countries," said Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy Mariana Nikolova, quoted by the Council of Ministers' press service. Nikolova met with UAE Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori in Dubai.

Zambia and Turkey have held the first ministerial session of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) aimed at growing the economic bilateral relations, according to a statement by the Zambian Embassy in Turkey.

After activating relations between Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates, it is important to maintain this dynamics and continue to develop beneficial cooperation.

Yesterday, Bulgaria celebrated 140th anniversary of the adoption of its first democratic Constitution and the 140th anniversary of the establishment of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service, reported vietnamnews.vn

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have decided to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2017 in an attempt to boost bilateral trade ties.