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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
Turkish State Minister Zafer Çağlayan says Turkey is determined to develop trade relations with the Palestinian territories. An industrial zone in West Bank will be constructed despite Israels refusal, says the minister, speaking at the Turkey-Palestine Business Forum in Istanbul
An industrial zone construction project in the West Bank, which has been undertaken by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges, or TOBB, will be finalized despite Israeli efforts to prevent it, Turkish State Minister Zafer Çağlayan said Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with Palestinian Economy Minister Abu Libdeh at the Turkey-Palestine Business Forum in Istanbul, Çağlayan underlined the need to develop trade relations with both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
There are businessmen and businesswomen in both parts of Palestine, said Çağlayan at the forum in Istanbul where a committee from Gaza attended.
The Gaza committee will be visiting Gebze [an industrial northwestern Turkish city] and we hope to witness trade between Gebze to Gaza.
The minister said he would chair a delegation that will consist of elite businessmen from Turkey with the aim of visiting Gaza.
I would like to go to Gaza, he said. We will crown our efforts to develop our [Palestinian] brothers economic conditions, and to turn the region into an investment area.
I have ordered my colleagues to organize a fair to present goods produced in Palestine that could be imported to Turkey, Çağlayan said.
Second zone in West Bank
The minister told journalists that the industrial zone project in Palestine was launched by TOBB while he still was the deputy chairman of the organization.
A project in Erez [in the West Bank] was stopped by Israel. Now TOBB is working to build another zone in the West Bank, he said. Despite all Israeli efforts to prevent it, an industrial zone will be constructed there. It should be.
Israel rejects Turkeys industrial zone projects, putting forth security concerns.
Palestines overall trade volume stood at $29.5 million last year, $275,000 of which came from imports, said Çağlayan. An important portion of Turkeys exports to Israel goes to Palestine. Turkeys export volume to Israel last year was of $1.5 billion. A $350 million portion of the total went to Palestine through Israel. Turkey might export directly to Palestine. This is what our brothers demand.
Abu Libdeh, meanwhile, named Turkey the holy country that is defending Arab nations rights.
We want to benefit from a developed Turkey, he said. The minister said Palestine requests support from Turkish businesspeople in reconstructing the country and is planning to provide incentives for Turkish companies to invest.
Libdeh reminded tourism opportunities in Palestine and called companies from both countries to invest together.
ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
Turkish State Minister Zafer Çağlayan says Turkey is determined to develop trade relations with the Palestinian territories. An industrial zone in West Bank will be constructed despite Israels refusal, says the minister, speaking at the Turkey-Palestine Business Forum in Istanbul
An industrial zone construction project in the West Bank, which has been undertaken by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges, or TOBB, will be finalized despite Israeli efforts to prevent it, Turkish State Minister Zafer Çağlayan said Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with Palestinian Economy Minister Abu Libdeh at the Turkey-Palestine Business Forum in Istanbul, Çağlayan underlined the need to develop trade relations with both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
There are businessmen and businesswomen in both parts of Palestine, said Çağlayan at the forum in Istanbul where a committee from Gaza attended.
The Gaza committee will be visiting Gebze [an industrial northwestern Turkish city] and we hope to witness trade between Gebze to Gaza.
The minister said he would chair a delegation that will consist of elite businessmen from Turkey with the aim of visiting Gaza.
I would like to go to Gaza, he said. We will crown our efforts to develop our [Palestinian] brothers economic conditions, and to turn the region into an investment area.
I have ordered my colleagues to organize a fair to present goods produced in Palestine that could be imported to Turkey, Çağlayan said.
Second zone in West Bank
The minister told journalists that the industrial zone project in Palestine was launched by TOBB while he still was the deputy chairman of the organization.
A project in Erez [in the West Bank] was stopped by Israel. Now TOBB is working to build another zone in the West Bank, he said. Despite all Israeli efforts to prevent it, an industrial zone will be constructed there. It should be.
Israel rejects Turkeys industrial zone projects, putting forth security concerns.
Palestines overall trade volume stood at $29.5 million last year, $275,000 of which came from imports, said Çağlayan. An important portion of Turkeys exports to Israel goes to Palestine. Turkeys export volume to Israel last year was of $1.5 billion. A $350 million portion of the total went to Palestine through Israel. Turkey might export directly to Palestine. This is what our brothers demand.
Abu Libdeh, meanwhile, named Turkey the holy country that is defending Arab nations rights.
We want to benefit from a developed Turkey, he said. The minister said Palestine requests support from Turkish businesspeople in reconstructing the country and is planning to provide incentives for Turkish companies to invest.
Libdeh reminded tourism opportunities in Palestine and called companies from both countries to invest together.
