Turkey, US accelerate works to boost trade: Minister

By Merve Ozlem Cakir</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkish and U.S. trade ministries is establishing a working group to achieve bilateral trade volume target, the country's trade minister said.</p> <p>In February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to further enhance economic relations, setting a goal of $75 billion in bilateral trade. </p> <p>&quot;We are working on […] export booster activities especially in high technology products,&quot; Ruhsar Pekcan, Turkey’s Trade Minister, told Anadolu Agency following her visit to the U.S.</p> <p>Pekcan attended a three-day business event in Washington earlier this week.</p> <p>She was accompanied by Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Energy and Natural Resources Deputy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.</p> <p>Stating that Turkey aims to set up new free-trade zones specialized in R&amp;D, and high technology and high added-value activities, Pekcan said she invited American companies to invest in those areas.</p> <p>&quot;These zones can be used by Turkish-American joint ventures. We are ready to support those who invest in free zones,&quot; she said.</p> <p>Pekcan added that Tukey and the U.S. reached a mutual understanding on conducting joint works in the field of digital economy. </p> <p>A delegation of digital economy from the U.S. is expected to pay a visit to Turkey in May, she stated. </p> <p> </p> <p>*Writing and contribution by Tuba Sahin