Published September 06,2023
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The Turkish commerce minister and EU enlargement chief on Wednesday mentioned updating the Customs Union, Türkiye‘s joint tasks with the union, notably in inexperienced transformation, and cooperation with the EU on financing.
“During the meeting, we reaffirmed our commitment to the strong continuation of the positive agenda between Türkiye and the EU,” Trade Minister Ömer Bolat stated through X, previously referred to as Twitter, after talking with Oliver Varhelyi, the EU commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement.
“We were highly pleased with the concrete program proposed by the EU, especially regarding the facilitation of visa processes for our businesspeople,” he added, referring to a vexing drawback for a lot of Turkish residents in current months.
Saying that technical-level work on ties with the bloc will start throughout Trade Working Group conferences in October, he added: “We will improve the trade and economic cooperation between Türkiye and the EU, our largest trading partner, through mutual steps.”
Turkish officers have lengthy argued the Customs Union with the EU, reached in 1995, is overdue for an replace, a transfer which might profit either side.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
