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TURKEY SEEKS TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN NAKHICHEVAN
Asbarez
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
BAKU (APA)-Nakhichevan has a 'special place' in Turkey's foreign
policy as a territory that isolates Armenia from the rest of the
region, Turkey's State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglavan
said Wednesday speaking at a Turkish-Azeri business forum hosted in
Kahkichevan , the Azeri Press Agency reported.
"Armenia has been stuck between Nakhchivan and the rest of Azerbaijan
with access only to Iran and Turkey," Caglavan said. "Nakhchivan has
a special place in the foreign policy of our government. That's why
we are here today."
The forum attracted influential businessmen from Turkey and Azerbaijan
and presented them with information about Nakhichevan's history, its
course of economic development, and various business and investment
opportunities in the area.
According to APA, the meeting will end with the signing of a series
of cooperation documents.
Speaking to reporters during the event, Caglayan said Turkish
businessmen have a "serious" interest in making investments into the
Azeri controlled territory. He added that discussions were ongoing
to establish the Nakhchivan-Turkey Business Council.
"We want to establish a council that will help the businessmen. One
should take advantage of bordering Nakhchivan. It would be better to
create free trade zone on the border. It would increase mutual trade,"
said Caglayan. "We can create a region without customs and trade
with every part of the world. I gave necessary instructions. Turkey's
General Directorate of Free Trade Zones will study the issue. It will
be possible to set up this system without losing time."
Caglayan said he had already appealed to Nakhichevan's authorities
to support the endeavor.
From: A. Papazian
Asbarez
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
BAKU (APA)-Nakhichevan has a 'special place' in Turkey's foreign
policy as a territory that isolates Armenia from the rest of the
region, Turkey's State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglavan
said Wednesday speaking at a Turkish-Azeri business forum hosted in
Kahkichevan , the Azeri Press Agency reported.
"Armenia has been stuck between Nakhchivan and the rest of Azerbaijan
with access only to Iran and Turkey," Caglavan said. "Nakhchivan has
a special place in the foreign policy of our government. That's why
we are here today."
The forum attracted influential businessmen from Turkey and Azerbaijan
and presented them with information about Nakhichevan's history, its
course of economic development, and various business and investment
opportunities in the area.
According to APA, the meeting will end with the signing of a series
of cooperation documents.
Speaking to reporters during the event, Caglayan said Turkish
businessmen have a "serious" interest in making investments into the
Azeri controlled territory. He added that discussions were ongoing
to establish the Nakhchivan-Turkey Business Council.
"We want to establish a council that will help the businessmen. One
should take advantage of bordering Nakhchivan. It would be better to
create free trade zone on the border. It would increase mutual trade,"
said Caglayan. "We can create a region without customs and trade
with every part of the world. I gave necessary instructions. Turkey's
General Directorate of Free Trade Zones will study the issue. It will
be possible to set up this system without losing time."
Caglayan said he had already appealed to Nakhichevan's authorities
to support the endeavor.
From: A. Papazian