Kuwait eyes more trade exchanges with Turkey - Sheikh Nemr

KUWAIT, April 19 (KUNA) -- Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry Sheikh Nemr Al-Sabah said Sunday the State of Kuwait and the other Arab countries are eager for greater commercial and investment cooperation with Turkey.
"To enhance the Arab-Turkish economic ties will serve the interests of both sides and contribute to the welfare of our nations," he said in a statement to KUNA following the preparatory meeting for the second session of the ministers of trade and economy.
The ministerial, due to open tomorrow, is part of the Turkish-Arab Economic Forum (TAF); it will be held under auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
The gathering will review the progress made since the first such meeting, held in Mersin city, south Turkey, in September, 2013, he pointed out.
The preparatory meeting, chaired by Sheikh Nemr, has worked out the blueprint of the final statement of the ministerial.
"The agenda of tomorrow's ministerial focuses on three themes; first the prospects of expanding the commercial and economic cooperation; second, the ways to increase the Arab-Turkish investment and improve the investment atmospheres in both sides; third, the role of private sector in this regard," he disclosed.
"We have discussed the efforts of the Arab countries to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the plans for holding joint workshops on sustainable development and environment," Sheikh Nemr went on.
He welcomed Turkey's participation in the first Kuwait International Trade Fair, slated for February 21-27, 2016. (end) smr.gb