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Last updated: 02 May, 2017  

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Narendra Modi with Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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SME Times News Bureau | 02 May, 2017
India and Turkey on Monday agreed to boost bilateral trade and investment relations, with various institutional mechanisms being initiated towards this end.

"I agreed with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi that we should increase our economic relations and we will have opportunity to discuss this further today (Monday)," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the India-Turkey Business Forum, where Prime Minister Modi was also present.

"It would be good to start free trade agreement (FTA) talks, which would add further momentum to our relations," he said.

Noting that Indian industry chamber FICCI, the organisers of the forum, had requested permission to open a liaison office in Turkey and the Turkish Export Office should start an office in India, Erdogan said the balance of trade is heavily weighted against Turkey.

"Joint trade volume should be balanced. Steps should be taken to achieve that," Erdogan said.

Bilateral trade between India and Turkey last year stood at $6.5 billion, of which Indian exports accounted for nearly $5.8 billion and Turkish exports to India amounted to only $652 million.

"This is not sustainable for Turkey and there is need to increase reciprocal investment so that trade balance is achieved," he said.

Addressing the gathering, Modi said India planned massive investments in creating social and economic infrastructure and invited Turkish construction companies, renowned globally, to participate in Indian infrastructure building.

"Our infrastructure requirements are enormous, including core as well as social and industrial infrastructure. We are keen to build it strong and build it fast. Turkish companies can easily participate in this task," Modi said.

He pointed to the complementarities between both nations.

"Turkey has a strong manufacturing sector and India is a low cost manufacturing hub. Besides the cost aspect, we have a large pool of skilled and semi-skilled work force and strong R&D capabilities," Modi said

"The mechanism of India-Turkey Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation is working well. In its next meeting, the Committee could undertake a review of the measures to be taken for promoting two-way trade and investment," he added.

"This meeting marks a new era of business relations," Erdogan said.

Erdogan, who arrived here on Sunday, is on a two-day state visit to India. He is accompanied by a business delegation that includes representatives of 150 Turkish companies.
 
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