03.04.2017 Astana / Kazakhstan
Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Of Turkey (TOBB), stated that the aim is to increase bilateral relations between the Turkic Republics.
The 5th meeting
of the Turkic Business Council held by the Turkic Council and Atameken
Entrepreneurs Association of Kazakhstan was held in Astana.
TOBB President M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of Azerbaijan Confederation of Businessmen
Mamed Musayev, Chairman of Kyrgyzstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marat
Şarsekeyev and Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan Chairman Ablay
Mırzahmetov attended the meeting chaired by Turkic Council Secretary General
Ramil Hasanov.
TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “In the last 5 years, the business association between the Turkic states
has been institutionalized. The bilateral relations between our countries are
at strategic levels. Our aim as the Turkic Council is to bring these relations
to higher levels.”
Underlining the
necessity of strengthening the entrepreneurship of the Turkic republics,
Hisarcıklıoğlu reminded that Turkey opened its private sector to the world and
competition 1980s.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
pointed out that the world economy has started to revitalize after the crisis
and said:
“After America, signs
of recovery have also come from European economies. The Russian economy, which
suffered a fall last year, is expected to grow this year. When the world economy
begins to grow we have the market to sell our products. Global trade in 2017
will be better than in 2016. The largest export market for both Turkey and the
Turkic republics is Europe and Russia. If we want to take advantage of this
opportunity in the future, we must increase our business alliance and trade
capacity.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed
out that TOBB has established one of the best chambers systems in the world, “Our
system was carved with expeditions traveling Anatolia along the Silk Road from
Turkestan by Akhis and lodges. We need to have the most out of the system that
emerges from these lands. We are pleased that this system will find a
counterpart in the lands of the Turkic Council.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
emphasized the importance of the signing of the joint chamber system protocol with
Kazakhstan, elevating the chamber system to new heights.
Hisarcıklıoğlu also drew
attention to the compulsory membership-based chamber system work with
Kyrgyzstan last year. “I hope that Kyrgyzstan's private sector contribution
will increase with the passing of the law. Likewise, it would be a very
positive development for Azerbaijan to be structured in this way.”
- "We must create a joint transport corridor"
Hisarcıklıoğlu
emphasized the importance of transportation corridors in the development of
trade and said, “We need to create our own transport corridor as the Turkic Council.
We need to create a transport corridor so that we can work in the most
productive way even when global risks are rising.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed
out that the corridor to be built over the Caspian Sea has the potential to be
one of the main vessels for world trade, “If we take the goods traffic between
China and Europe, we will have reached the greatest wealth.”
The 4th meeting
of the Turkish Kernel Business Council was held in Kyrgyzstan last year.
- Other speakers
Turkish Council Secretary
General Hasanov spoke on the matters of work of the technical experts, the
utilization of the business portal of Turkic Council by the member countries,
the provision of business education to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
experts by TOBB and other issues.
Kazakhstan Chamber of
Entrepreneurs Chamber Chairman Mırzahmetov emphasized the importance of
improving business ties between Turkish speaking countries and said, "I
believe that we started our business with TOBB with a business association
protocol and that our future counterparts from Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan will
join us.
As a part of the
meeting, a contract was signed between the Chamber of Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs
and TOBB, for cooperation and the establishment of the Turkish-Kazakh Chamber
of Commerce and Industry.
TOBB President M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu held bilateral talks with Kyrgyzstan Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Chairman Marat Şarşekev and Azerbaijan Businessmen Confederation
President Mamed Musayev after the meeting.