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Türkiye and Niger plan first joint economic committee meeting in Niamey
Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Nigerien Trade and Industry Minister Abdullah Seydou discussed expanding trade and investment, preparations for the joint committee meeting and a business delegation to Niamey.
Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat met Sunday with Nigerien Trade and Industry Minister Abdullah Seydou and his accompanying delegation, which is visiting Türkiye to attend the 42nd ministerial meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC).
Bolat said the two sides discussed bilateral trade and investment relations and assessed a joint action plan aimed at expanding the existing cooperation between the two countries.
Next stop: Niamey
The Turkish minister said the two countries plan to hold the first meeting of the recently established Joint Economic and Trade Committee in Niger's capital, Niamey, in the coming period, alongside a business delegation bringing together entrepreneurs from both sides.
Bolat added that Ankara would continue working “with determination” to implement concrete cooperation steps that would advance economic ties with Niger and increase trade, which has grown recently.
Growing Turkish presence in the Sahel
Niger is among the Sahel countries with which Türkiye has strengthened ties in recent years in trade, mining, energy and infrastructure. Istanbul hosts COMCEC meetings that bring together the economy and trade ministers of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
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