Turkey, Belarus eye trade volume of $1.5 billion

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey and Belarus have the potential to reach a trade volume goal of $1.5 billion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

Speaking at a joint news conference with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko following bilateral meetings, Erdogan said: “Our bilateral trade volume goal is now $1.5 billion, we have the means to achieve this and encourage investors.”

He went on to say that relations between both countries were based on mutual respect, adding Turkey was the first country to recognize Belarus.

Lukashenko arrived on an official visit to the capital Ankara earlier on Tuesday.