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Tue, 05/03/2011 - 23:30
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Turkish finmin, Danish foreign minister meet in round table meeting on sustainable development

ISTANBUL (A.A) - 03.05.2011 - Turkish Finance Mehmet Simsek and Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen on Tuesday met in a round table meeting on "Turkey-Denmark: Cooperation for Sustainable Growth" at Istanbul's Hilton Hotel.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Simsek said Turkey and Denmark could specifically engage in cooperation on developing solutions on energy, renewable resources and energy efficiency to reduce Turkey's dependence on foreign supply.      
"Most importantly, we hope it could make Turkey a production base for Danish manufacturers," Simsek told reporters, adding Turkish and Danish economies were complementary.       
Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen said the two countries had great many opportunities to offer, adding that Denmark and Turkey were also two allies.
"I appreciate highly today's meeting here is an opportunity to devise new ways for cooperation between our two countries," she said.

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