Turkiye aims to increase trade with Malaysia to US$10bil a year, says Erdogan

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Turkiye aims to increase its trade with Malaysia to US$10bil a year, says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  Speaking at a public lecture at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Monday (Feb 10), Erdogan said Turkiye also aims to develop its relations with Malaysia based on a vision of technological cooperation and joint production.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdh3bhnk  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Turkey aims to double its trade with Malaysia to US$10 billion annually, strengthening economic

00:09and technological ties.

00:11Speaking at a public lecture at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Monday,

00:17President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Turkey's commitment to joint production and

00:20technological collaboration.

00:22He noted that trade between both nations surpassed US$5 billion last year and expressed confidence

00:27in achieving the US$10 billion target sustainably.

00:31Erdogan also emphasised enhancing cooperation across various sectors, particularly aviation

00:37and defence.

00:38He highlighted Malaysia's operation of Turkey's second-largest airport and praised Turkish

00:42Aerospace Industries Malaysia for employing over 100 young Malaysian engineers.

00:49Additionally, he cited joint defence projects, including Littoral Missionships and ANKA unmanned

00:56aerial vehicles, UAVs.

01:00Earlier, University Malaya conferred an honorary doctorate in International Relations on Erdogan

01:05for his contributions to global diplomacy and international negotiations.

01:10Erdogan is in Malaysia for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister

01:15Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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