(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Russia and Turkey are committed to expanding mutual investment and cooperation, aiming to bring bilateral trade to US $100 billion, the Russian and Turkish energy ministers said on Saturday.
The Turkish-Russian Joint Economic Committee (JEC) held its 12th Meeting in the southern province of Antalya with the participation of Turkish Energy and Natural Sources Minister Taner Yildiz and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, according to the Hurriyet daily. Yildiz said there is good potential to increase the volume of trade from the current US $34 billion to US $100 billion. Around 1,500 Russian companies currently operate in Turkey while Turkish contractors are involved in projects in Russia worth a total of $50 billion, he said. Yildiz and Novak signed a JEC protocol prioritizing the diversification and expansion of bilateral trade and the creation of an investor-friendly environment in order to achieve the $100 billion target.Â
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