The United Arab Emirates hopes to finalize a trade partnership agreement soon with Turkey in a bid to increase the trade volume, its foreign minister has said during a visit to Istanbul to hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
UAE’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed paid a two-day trip to Turkey, where he exchanged views and potential economic cooperation with his host, Çavuşoğlu and Erdoğan.
The two sides discussed ways to advance bilateral cooperation and regional issues and the importance of enhancing efforts to establish peace, security and stability. Among the issues discussed were the stability of energy supplies and the worsening situation of the food markets as a result of the Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
Turkey and the UAE are in the process of normalizing their ties after nearly a decade of coldness. Erdoğan and UAE’s Mohammed bin Zayed exerted efforts to mend the relationship through mutual visits.
Abdullah bin Zayed stressed that Emirati-Turkish relations were steadily growing and evolving, and both leaderships were determined to establish a sustainable model of a win-win partnership.
