President Iohannis, Turkish PM Davutoglu discuss intensifying economic cooperation

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis met Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Speaker of Turkey's Grand National Assembly Ismail Kahraman on Thursday in Ankara. 

The Presidential Administration reports in a press statement that among the topics of the meeting with PM Davutoglu was the importance of bilateral cooperation under the strategic partnership between Romania and Turkey as well as of cooperation in the Black Sea zone and inside NATO. 

Also discussed were political dialogue and the contribution of Romania's Turkish community and Turkey's Romanian community to strengthening ties between the two nations. 

"Both officials underscored the importance of economic cooperation being intensified and the existing potential being capitalised on," the statement says. 

European, regional and world affairs also featured on the meeting's agenda. 

In their conversation, Speaker Kahraman and President Iohannis pointed out that Romania and Turkey are key partners in terms of politics, economics and strategy, while consolidating parliamentary relations will contribute to deepening their bilateral cooperation. AGERPRES