The target is 2 billion dollars... Minister Bolat announced: The agreement with that country will be updated

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat made evaluations regarding the update of the free trade agreement in line with the target of increasing the trade volume between Türkiye and North Macedonia to 2 billion dollars. Bolat stated that he hosted the Minister of State for International Cooperation and Foreign Investments of North Macedonia, Zülfikar Zeynula, at the Ministry and stated that they aim to further the economic and commercial relations between the two countries.

Sharing a post about the meeting on his social account, Bolat noted that the deep-rooted friendship and strong human ties of the two countries also contribute to economic relations.

Expressing their satisfaction with the cooperation in international platforms, Bolat said:

"We expressed our satisfaction with the strong cooperation we have demonstrated on international platforms. We believe that we will reach our 2 billion dollar trade volume target with the update of our free trade agreement with North Macedonia. The fact that our Turkish companies operating in North Macedonia provide employment to more than 10 thousand people with an investment of 2 billion dollars and our contracting companies undertake 45 projects worth approximately 2 billion dollars clearly demonstrates the power of our economic partnership."

Bolat stated that they were pleased that the Türkiye-North Macedonia Business Forum held in Istanbul on June 12 paved the way for new collaborations.

Reminding that North Macedonia Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, deputy prime ministers, nearly 10 ministers and more than 300 business people attended the forum, Bolat stated that they hope to hold the next business forum in Skopje.

Referring to Türkiye's activities in the Balkans and North Macedonia, Bolat stated that the studies carried out through the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Turkish Maarif Foundation, Yunus Emre Institute and Turkey Scholarships have borne fruit in recent years.

Bolat expressed his satisfaction with the further strengthening of the ties between the parties.

Drawing attention to the importance of developing the strategic partnership between Türkiye and North Macedonia, Bolat pointed to the "Türkiye Century" vision put forward by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Bolat noted that they are determined to further the strategic partnership and cooperation between the two countries in every field in order to write the "Century of Trade".