Turgay Aldemir, President of Bülbülzade Foundation, and the accompanying delegation visited Muhammad Said Şeyhkâr, President of Aleppo Chamber of Commerce.
During the visit, discussions were held on the economic potential of the region, commercial vitality and strengthening cross-border cooperation. While the issue of trade between Gaziantep and Aleppo was discussed, emphasis was placed on the development of commercial relations, and the chambers of commerce between the two cities were consulted on uninterrupted visa and transit procedures.
It was stated that the transit problems experienced by those engaged in trade in Syria at the entrance and exit to Turkey blocked the way for many developments, and that Syrian traders could turn to other countries other than Turkey when the transit problem was not solved, thus limiting the budgetary developments that would occur due to this reason.
After the opening of the Voluntary Repatriation Counseling and Support Center, which was implemented by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality in cooperation with local governments and non-governmental organizations, especially Bülbülzade Foundation, during the meeting with the Vice President of the Republic of Turkey Cevdet Yılmaz, it was informed that the necessary information was given at the point of eliminating the existing bottlenecks on Syria-related issues and discussions were held on solutions to these problems.
Information was given about the nation garden to be built by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality in Aleppo as well as the Voluntary Return Counseling and Support Center opened in Gaziantep. It was emphasized that Turkey and Gaziantep should take the lion's share of the budgetary developments that will occur in the reconstruction of Syria, and that the existing collaborations should be paved the way.
During the visit, while expressing the wish to increase mutual cooperation and solidarity, ideas were exchanged on joint projects to improve trade relations in the region.
