UPDATE – Turkey's top diplomat meets businesspeople in Romania

UPDATES WITH MEETING OF TURKISH AND CROATIAN FMs<br></p> <p>By Zuhal Demirci</p> <p>BUCHAREST, Romania (AA) – On a visit to Romania, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday met with local Turkish businesspeople in the capital Bucharest.</p> <p>The meeting was attended by Fusun Aramaz, Turkey’s ambassador to Bucharest, as well as representatives from the Foreign Economic Relations Board’s Turkish-Romanian Business Council, the Turkish Businesspeople’s Association of Romania, Turkey-Romania Investment Association, and Turkish Airlines' office in Bucharest.</p> <p>At the meeting, Cavusoglu spoke on bilateral economic and commercial relations and encouraged participants to boost bilateral trade and reciprocal investments.</p> <p>Afterwards he wrote on Twitter: “Romania, where over 15,000 Turkish companies operate, is our largest exporting market in the region. We talked about opportunities to increase our trade volume with representatives of Turkish companies.”</p> <p>Later in the day, Cavusoglu also met with his Croatian counterpart Marija Pejcinovic Buric. Cavusoglu said on Twitter that they discussed bilateral ties and planned high-level visits.</p> <p>Cavusoglu came to the city to attend Gymnich, a two-day informal meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states and candidate countries, starting tomorrow.