A person walks previous the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on April 1, 2022, on the eve of the primary day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Photo: AFP
Trade delegations from Turkey and Finland met on Tuesday in Istanbul to promote bilateral trade cooperation amid the strained ties due to Finland’s NATO membership bid.
The go to of the Finnish delegation led by Ville Skinnari, Finnish minister for growth cooperation and international trade, goals to strengthen trade ties and cooperation between the 2 nations, particularly within the fields of sustainability, digitalization and the inexperienced transition, the Finnish embassy in Ankara stated on Twitter.
The Finnish minister’s entourage features a group of 19 Finnish firms with experience in areas similar to digitalization, bio-economy, inexperienced development and waste administration, stated the embassy.
2021 noticed a rise within the trade between the 2 nations by 24 p.c, elevating the trade quantity to a file excessive of $2.14 billion.
Skinnari can also be anticipated to meet along with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Mus in Ankara and take part within the assembly of the Joint Economic and Trade Commission between Turkey and Finland.
The go to by the Finnish trade delegation is broadly regarded in Turkey as a part of the Nordic nation’s effort to persuade Turkey to give inexperienced mild to its bid to be part of the NATO.
Finland and Sweden have not too long ago utilized for the NATO membership, however Turkey as a NATO member has publicly expressed opposition to their bids, citing their assist to the members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party and its Syrian department, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units.
Xinhua