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Turkiye attaches great importance to boosting economic ties with Palestine: Trade minister

December 25, 2024 at 3:05 pm

Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat gives a speech in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 27, 2024. [Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu via Getty Images]

Turkiye, which supports Palestine in the political and diplomatic arena, attaches great importance to strengthening its commercial and economic partnership with Palestine, the Turkish trade minister said on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Within the framework of the Second Term Meeting of the Turkiye-Palestine Economic Cooperation Council, Omer Bolat, the trade minister, and Palestinian National Economy Minister Mohammed al Amour met in Istanbul.

Turkiye, which has always stood by the just Palestinian cause against the genocide and occupation being carried out by Israel in Gaza, has been the only state to suspend all commercial activities with Israel, Bolat said on X.

In May, Turkiye suspended all export and import operations with Israel due to its aggression against Palestine in violation of international law and human rights.

“During the bilateral meeting with Amour, we made comprehensive evaluations on our bilateral trade volume, the needs of Palestinian traders and our support in the agricultural field,” Bolat said.

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