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U.S. commerce secretary says his country eyes more trade with Turkey
WASHINGTON (A.A) - 15.03.2011 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has said a U.S. commerce coordination body had designated Turkey as " a market of priority," adding the U.S. government sought more business deals with the country.
"We need to do more to help deepen further our already strong relations. Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee has assigned Turkey as a market of priority. We plan to send to Turkey two trade mission groups to devise ways to boost deals in oil and gas as well as in renewable energy," Locke told a Washington meeting co-hosted by the Confederation of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Washington-based think-tank, Center for American Progress.
Locke said the Turkish-U.S. cooperation in economic relations had a growing importance, adding trade volume increased in 2010 by 40 percent over a year earlier to hit a record high of $15 billion.
Locke recalled that U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched in 2009 the Strategic, Economic and Commercial Cooperation Mechanism, which he said a powerful device to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
The U.S. secretary said the Obama administration worked hard to help Turkey achieve its goals in the area of renewable energy.
"The U.S. Department of Energy is working on a 'Near-Zero-Zone' project to assist Turkey to make progress in energy efficiency," Locke said.
"We need to do more to help deepen further our already strong relations. Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee has assigned Turkey as a market of priority. We plan to send to Turkey two trade mission groups to devise ways to boost deals in oil and gas as well as in renewable energy," Locke told a Washington meeting co-hosted by the Confederation of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Washington-based think-tank, Center for American Progress.
Locke said the Turkish-U.S. cooperation in economic relations had a growing importance, adding trade volume increased in 2010 by 40 percent over a year earlier to hit a record high of $15 billion.
Locke recalled that U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched in 2009 the Strategic, Economic and Commercial Cooperation Mechanism, which he said a powerful device to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
The U.S. secretary said the Obama administration worked hard to help Turkey achieve its goals in the area of renewable energy.
"The U.S. Department of Energy is working on a 'Near-Zero-Zone' project to assist Turkey to make progress in energy efficiency," Locke said.
