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 Kiev, Ukraine, 29 May - Despite foreign investors are running away from Ukraine due to the US-origin financial crisis, the President of TUGIAD – Young Businessmen Association of Turkey, Mr. Lutfu Kucuk has visited Ukraine for 4 days (28-31 May 2009) with a group of young businessmen from Turkey.
Turkish and Ukrainian businessmen came together at Ukrainina Chamber of Industry and Trade to discuss cooperation and trade opportunities on automotive and spare parts, food, home textile, health, transportation, machinery and spare parts, furniture, iron and steel, tourism, auditing and consulting, services, packaging and IT sectors.
President of TUGIAD, Mr. Lutfu Kucuk has provided information about the Turkish Association and its members. Vice-President of the Ukrainian chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Valeriy Beliy explained the Ukrainian economic and social structure. TUGIAD mission had also meetings with the Turkish businessmen established in Ukraine. The free trade agreement between Turkey and Ukraine is expected to be signed by mid-2010. The negotiations are ongoing.
Mr. Kucuk underlined the importance of bilateral trade between Turkey and its neighbours and provided the information that TUGIAD pioneers this, especially with Iran and Syria and now with Ukraine.
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