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Turkish deputy premier addresses meeting of Turkey-Vietnam joint economic committee
HANOI (A.A) - 22.02.2011 - Turkish State Minister and Deputy Premier Bulent Arinc on Tuesday participated in a meeting of the Turkey-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as part of his visit to the country.
Delivering a speech at the opening of the meeting, Arinc said the committee would make significant contributions to the development of economic and commercial relations between Turkey and Vietnam, adding that the latest of such meetings had been held in 2008 before a global economic crisis hit the world economy.
"Turkey has become an extraordinary country in terms of global economy. We are the sixth biggest economy in Europe and the sixteenth in the world. Turkey also attaches great importance to the Asia-Pacific region," Arinc told the meeting.
Arinc said the trade volume between Turkey and Vietnam had increased to 800 million USD in 2010 from 114 million in 2002, adding that the figure could go up to as high as 2 billion USD given the economic achievements made by both countries.
The Turkish deputy premier said Turkey eyed a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), adding that his country expected support from Vietnam in the negotiations which started in 2010.
Arinc said construction sector was one of the areas that the two countries could cooperate in, adding that 33 Turkish construction firms ranked among the world's top 225.
Also delivering a speech at the meeting, Vietnamese Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang said his country closely monitored the economic progress Turkey had made over the last years.
Vu said Vietnamese economy was hit hard by the global economic crisis, suffering a crippling shrinkage that forced the country's exports volume to go down by nine percent.
Vu said the country's GDP reached 100 billion USD with per capita income up to 1,100 USD in 2010.
The Vietnamese minister said Turkey was an important trade partner for his country, adding that Turkey was also a gateway opening to Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Vu said Vietnam would exert efforts on part of the ASEAN countries on Turkey's bid for a free trade agreement.
Delivering a speech at the opening of the meeting, Arinc said the committee would make significant contributions to the development of economic and commercial relations between Turkey and Vietnam, adding that the latest of such meetings had been held in 2008 before a global economic crisis hit the world economy.
"Turkey has become an extraordinary country in terms of global economy. We are the sixth biggest economy in Europe and the sixteenth in the world. Turkey also attaches great importance to the Asia-Pacific region," Arinc told the meeting.
Arinc said the trade volume between Turkey and Vietnam had increased to 800 million USD in 2010 from 114 million in 2002, adding that the figure could go up to as high as 2 billion USD given the economic achievements made by both countries.
The Turkish deputy premier said Turkey eyed a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), adding that his country expected support from Vietnam in the negotiations which started in 2010.
Arinc said construction sector was one of the areas that the two countries could cooperate in, adding that 33 Turkish construction firms ranked among the world's top 225.
Also delivering a speech at the meeting, Vietnamese Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang said his country closely monitored the economic progress Turkey had made over the last years.
Vu said Vietnamese economy was hit hard by the global economic crisis, suffering a crippling shrinkage that forced the country's exports volume to go down by nine percent.
Vu said the country's GDP reached 100 billion USD with per capita income up to 1,100 USD in 2010.
The Vietnamese minister said Turkey was an important trade partner for his country, adding that Turkey was also a gateway opening to Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Vu said Vietnam would exert efforts on part of the ASEAN countries on Turkey's bid for a free trade agreement.
