Turkey eyes to sign free trade agreement with Thailand

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey aims to sign a free trade agreement with Thailand, said the country's foreign minister on Sunday as part of the 52nd Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

“Met with Turkish business people who have investments in #Thailand. Aiming to sign the Free Trade Agreement between our countries as soon as possible to further develop our trade relations,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a Twitter post.

The 52nd meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Thailand's capital Bangkok began Saturday and will last through August 3.

ASEAN was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand in Bangkok and was later joined by five other countries. Turkey was granted the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner in 2017.