Turkey and Syria want to renew free trade agreement

17:36 - 24.01.2025


January 24, Fineko/abc.az. Turkey and Syria discussed matters of trade cooperation and customs operations, agreeing to work out the possibility of resuming the free trade agreement, ABC.AZ reports, referring to the Turkish Ministry of Trade.

"The parties agreed to launch negotiations with view to renew the free trade agreement, which expired in 2011, in order to form a more comprehensive approach to economic relations," the Ministry said.

It was also decided to conduct an audit of the customs duties system.

"It was decided to review customs duties for certain goods, which will be applied in the same amount by both sides at all border points," the Ministry of Trade informs.