India and Turkey vowed to strengthen economic relations with the aim of reaching 10 billion US dollars bilateral trade by 2020.<br />''<br />''Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal, who is on a three-day visit to India since May 7, held talks with Gitesh A Sarma, Secretary (West) under the institutional mechanism of foreign office consultations on Wednesday.<br />''<br />''Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement that Deputy Foreign Minister Onal and Secretary (West) held cordial discussions on various aspects of bilateral ties including examining opportunities for enhancing trade and investment relations.<br />''<br />''<br />''It added that other aspects such as enhanced cultural interaction, tourism, people-to-people contacts were also discussed.<br />''<br />''India and Turkey reviewed the current situation in their respective regions and also exchanged views on several multilateral issues. Mr. Onal had earlier visited India as part of the delegation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May 2017.<br />''<br />''<br />
News On AIR | May 9, 2019 7:23 AM
India & Turkey vow to strengthen economic relations