US and Turkey to Establish High-Level Committee For Trade and Investment

People ♦ Published: May 17, 2013; 16:23 ♦ (Vindobona)

US and Turkey intend to boost bilateral relations and trade, President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan announced.

US and Turkey to Establish High-Level Committee For Trade and Investment / Picture: © Wikipedia / Randam

During the joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan in Washington on May 16, US President Barack Obama announced that the two states will set up a high-level committee for trade and investment between the two countries.

"Over the past four years, our trade has surged and US exports to Turkey have more than doubled. As the United States pursues a new trade…