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Turkey, Brazil deepen ties, pledge more economic cooperation

07 October 2011, Friday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, ANKARA

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President Abdullah Gül welcomed Brazil's first female president, Dilma Rousseff, with an official ceremony at the Çankaya presidential palace on Friday.


Turkey and Brazil have solidified their cooperation on a wide array of areas, particularly on economic partnership, agreeing to increase efforts to benefit from opportunities that will further advance the world's two most powerful emerging economic powerhouses on the world stage. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told a news conference on Friday in Ankara that both Brazil and Turkey are similar countries in various areas and could benefit their countries in many ways through bilateral cooperation that the countries agreed to step up.


Rousseff said Brazil is an emerging democratic nation with expanding foreign policy in the region, supporting advancement of democracy and human rights in its vicinity and beyond. According to the Brazilian president, her country wants integration in South America and South America's largest nation is trying to expand its ties with countries in all continents. She added that some of the countries Brazil built relations with in the past few years also have borders with Turkey. The Brazilian president reiterated that Turkey and Brazil are democratic and multinational countries, and the two most powerful emerging nations, adding that the two countries have also expanded their influence in Africa, cultivated relations and cooperation with African countries and sent large amounts of humanitarian aid to Africa.


Rousseff also expressed concerns over deepening economic crisis in Europe and hoped Europe would recover from the economic meltdown that weakened one of the world’s most powerful economies and hoped that European countries would resume economic growth soon.


The Brazilian president also spoke about the Arab Spring and condemned “closed societies” and regimes’ use of violence against their own people to crush dissent.


She said the two countries share economic profiles that provide new opportunities to increase commercial ties between the countries, recalling that the trade volume between the two is $2 billion. Noting that the volume is modest and there is much room and potential to boost it, Rousseff said visits and meetings between Brazil and Turkey are very important steps in economic growth and that these ties must also continue in private sectors. She urged both Turkish and Brazilian businessmen to start work and invest in both countries, adding that Brazil will promote these activities.

“We will promote Turkish businessmen in Brazil and Brazilian businessmen in Turkey, stressing that the two countries will step up their efforts in cooperation. We criticize states being closed to the world. The physical distance between Brazil and Turkey was reduced through direct flights, providing opportunities for the two countries to advance their commercial ties.”

Earlier on Friday, Rousseff said in Ankara that the economic crises offered an opportunity for Turkey and Brazil to further foster bilateral trade, considering the current performance of the two countries.

She was speaking on the sidelines of a Turkey-Brazil Business Forum organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) in Ankara. “Turkey and Brazil could boost their current business and trade relations and work to find ways to surmount economic crises with the least wounds possible,” she stated.

Turkey and Brazil were two of the few countries that maintained high growth despite the 2008 global financial crisis, Rousseff added. Noting that the industrial products of Turkey and Brazil were complementary, the Brazilian president noted that bilateral trade between the two countries increased in the first half of 2011. Bilateral trade volume between the two countries increased to $1.8 billion last year from $665 million in 2005. She said Brazil could open a door to Latin American markets for Turkish businessmen, and similarly Turkey could open a door to Europe, Asia and the Middle East for Brazilian businessmen. Rousseff said Turkey and Brazil needed to implement reformist economic policies to maintain long-term growth stability. The president defined the upcoming World Cup 2014 and Summer Olympic Games 2016 -- to be hosted by Brazil -- as significant construction and tourism opportunities for Turkish businessmen, adding that the two countries could also cooperate in energy. Rousseff said Brazil could share experiences in biodiesel with Turkey.

Also addressing the audience at Friday’s forum, Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan called on Turkish entrepreneurs to enter the Brazilian market to branch out into other countries in the region. “We have already reached the level of bilateral trade with Brazil last year in the first eight months of this year. We have faith that our total bilateral trade volume will exceed $3 billion in the next few years,” he explained. TUSKON Chairman Rızanur Meral joined Çağlayan in his remarks, reiterating that Brazil was one of the most attractive investment venues for Turkish firms with its population of 203 million and high business potential.

Rousseff met with President Abdullah Gül at the presidential residence in Ankara later on Friday.



Turkey, Brazil deepen ties, pledge more economic cooperation
 
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dude, stop stealing the threads i want to open! :)
 
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Turkey, Brazil Issue Joint Declaration After Presidents' Gathering


Saturday, 8 October 2011



ANKARA (A.A) - Turkey and Brazil issued a joint declaration following a meeting between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Roussef on Friday in the Turkish capital, expressing commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations.

"The two countries share similar values, principles, wishes and expectations for a better future in their respective regions and in the world," said "The Declaration on Strategic Perspective for a Dynamic Partnership."

The declaration said that Roussef's visit to Turkey had affirmed the two countries' determination to build up the strategic partnership between the two countries

"Political and economic tests have intensified all around the world, whcih calls for news roles and contributions for new global players to solve international problems," the declaration said.


Saturday, 8 October 2011

Anadolu Agency


Turkey, Brazil Issue Joint Declaration After Presidents' Gathering, 8 October 2011 Saturday 10:6
 
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Turkey, Brazil Committed to Boost Relations, Turkish President Says

Saturday, 8 October 2011




ANKARA (A.A) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said Turkey and Brazil were determined to further improve their bilateral ties.

"Relations between Turkey and Brazil prove the best that distances are meaningless when there is political determination to boost ties," Gul told a joint press appearance with his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Roussef after their meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Gul said relations between the two countries dated 150 years back to the times of the Ottoman Empire, adding they had developed the relations further over the past few years with high level visits.

Gul said a joint declaration released today highlighted the deepening strategic relations, expressing resolve to add momentum to bilateral ties in every field.

The Turkish president said Turkey and Brazil eyed to increase trade volume to as high as ten billion USD, "and I am confident that we will achieve that target very soon."

Prior to the joint press conference, Turkish and Brazilian foreign ministers and justice ministers penned agreements to boost cooperation in higher education and transfer of convicts.


Saturday, 8 October 2011

Anadolu Agency


Turkey, Brazil Committed to Boost Relations, Turkish President Says, 8 October 2011 Saturday 10:4
 
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Madam Dilma is a revolutionary. Of the three Latin American women I admire most, Madam Dilma is one, the second is Madam Michele Bachelet of Chile and the third is of course Madam Shakira from Colombia ( Ojos asi). Brazil is a heavy weight of South America and follows a very independent foreign policy. I do not support their foot ball team though as I am a fan of Argentina. Diego Maradona and Leo Messi are my second and third Latin American heros. My most favorite América Latina is the one and only El Che.

What surprises me and makes me very happy is that finally Turkey is breaking away from the traditional NATO mold and has started having its own independent foreign policy. This is a good sign.
 
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Turkish Economy Minister Calls on Businessmen to Invest in Brazil

Friday, 7 October 2011



ANKARA (A.A) - Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said on Friday that Turkish businessmen should make investments in Brazil.


Delivering a speech at Brazil Business Forum in Ankara, Caglayan said that a delegation consisting of businessmen and he would pay a visit to Brazil in November.


"We will hold talks to boost ties between Turkey and Brazil during our meetings in Brazil in November. There are many similarities between the two countries. We want to make good use of them. Both countries kept growing when the world was struggling against crises. Total foreign trade volume of the two countries is 685 billion U.S. dollars. Unfortunately the highest figure in trade volume caught between the two countries so far was 1.9 billion U.S. dollars," he said.

Caglayan said that Turkey and Brazil should work to boost trade volume.

If Turkish businesspeople wanted to make business in America, then they should focus on Brazil, he said.

Caglayan said that Turkey, which had free trade agreements with 18 countries, was also eager to sign it with Brazil.

Rizanur Meral, head of the Confederation of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists, or TUSKON, also said that South America was offering several important opportunities for Turkish businessmen.


Friday, 7 October 2011

Anadolu Agency


Turkish Economy Minister Calls on Businessmen to Invest in Brazil, 7 October 2011 Friday 17:26
 
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Madam Dilma is a revolutionary. Of the three Latin American women I admire most, Madam Dilma is one, the second is Madam Michele Bachelet of Chile and the third is of course Madam Shakira from Colombia ( Ojos asi). Brazil is a heavy weight of South America and follows a very independent foreign policy. I do not support their foot ball team though as I am a fan of Argentina. Diego Maradona and Leo Messi are my second and third Latin American heros. My most favorite América Latina is the one and only El Che.

What surprises me and makes me very happy is that finally Turkey is breaking away from the traditional NATO mold and has started having its own independent foreign policy. This is a good sign.

I guess we rather have to see it as a potential economic partnership! but off course we had a recent joint endeavor with Brazil concerning the Iranian Nuclear program However we know the result. and I afraid Its hard to name this cooperation a breaking away from the traditional NATO mold! NATO is totally a different subject and I think NATO is not a real constrain upon our policies, more importantly Turkey has nothing to replace NATO and will not have for decades to come! And I believe there is no need for this anyway
 
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No need for Turkey to replace the NATO. If the NATO is good for Turkey, so be it. What I meant was....... just tell me how many NATO members are actively talking to, building relationships with and coordinating with the likes of China, Russia, India, Iran, Egypt or Brazil? And all at once? Most NATO member countries would think ten times before publicly engaging with some of these nations. This is a hallmark of your desire for an independent foreign policy. This is what I meant by breaking the mold.
 
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