Shalom Simhon: Turkey is a major regional power, and we are committed to substantial cooperation with it.
"Israel is part of the Middle East. Turkey is a major regional power, and we are committed to substantial cooperation with it," said Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simhon at the "Calcalist" Conference at the Tel Aviv David Intercontinental Hotel today. He added that he instructed ministry officials to continue business as usual with their Turkish counterparts.
Simhon said that the Ministry of Industry was trying to prevent a decline in trade between Israel and Turkey. Given what he called the dramatic growth in bilateral trade in the first half of the year, "We must not let this band stop playing."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 7, 2011
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