Important messages from Minister Bolat in Belgium: Steps to strengthen cooperation will be taken with determination

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat attended the Türkiye-Belgium High Level Round Table Meeting in Brussels. In his post on his virtual media account, Bolat said that, in line with the goals of the Türkiye Century, increasing production, exports and efficiency in global trade; He stated that they will continue to take determined steps that strengthen economic cooperation based on mutual gain.

Minister Bolat stated the following in his statement:

We came together with representatives of the Turkish and Belgian business world at the Turkey-Belgium High Level Round Table Meeting organized in cooperation with FEB and DEİK.

In line with the Turkey Century vision put forward under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we made comprehensive evaluations in order to further the strong economic relations between Turkey and Belgium, increase mutual investments and develop cooperation opportunities between our business worlds.

In line with our goal of increasing our bilateral trade volume, which reached 9.3 billion dollars in 2025, to 15 billion dollars, we discussed new opportunities that will diversify our trade and accelerate our investments, with the aim of transforming the Turkey Century into the 'Century of Trade'.

In this period of transformation in the global economy and reshaping of supply chains, Türkiye's; We emphasized that it is a reliable production, investment and supply chain partner with its strong production infrastructure, qualified human resources, strategic geographical location and industrial ecosystem integrated with European markets.

WE SHARED THE DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE BUSINESS WORLD

Noting that they evaluated the Made in EU approach of the European Union (EU) at the meeting, Minister Bolat said, "Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we shared with our business world the opportunities Türkiye offers for international investors, our production and export capacity and our incentives to improve our investment environment, with the aim of further strengthening our country's position in global production, investment and trade.

In our evaluations of the European Union's Made in EU approach, we drew attention to the importance of taking into account the Türkiye-EU Customs Union and the strong integration between our industries over the years. We confirmed together that the acceptance of Türkiye's Industrial Acceleration Law as equivalent in all its provisions will contribute to preserving the competitiveness of Turkish, Belgian and European companies, developing joint production capacity and strengthening our supply chains.

To strengthen the economic partnership between Türkiye and Belgium on the basis of mutual trust, common interest and sustainable growth; "Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we will continue to support steps that will facilitate our companies' access to new markets and pave the way for new investments, in line with our goal of making the Turkish Century the Century of Commerce," he said.