Turkey and Serbia sign trade deal to boost fruit & veg trade
Ahmet Esref Fakibaba, the Turkish minister of food, agriculture and livestock, and Branislav Nedimovic, the Serbian agriculture minister, met in Serbia's capital Belgrade to discuss ways to improve import and export between the two countries.
The agreement aims to boost the export of fruits, vegetables and sunflower oil between the two countries, and increase bilateral trade to $1 billion.
Fakibaba, in a joint press conference after the signing ceremony, said "Serbia is very important for us, Serbia is our great friend. We need to put a little more effort to reach the $1 billion trade volume -- our common goal," he said.
Nedimovic said they had focused on three main issues -- updating the Free Trade Agreement, creating new quotas for various agricultural products, and investment in the fruit and livestock sectors.
source: aa.com.tr
