The TRNC Minister of Finance Ersin Tatar who completed his contacts in Ankara returned to the North Cyprus yesterday. During his stay in the Turkish capital, the Minister met with the Turkish Minister of State in charge of Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan during which he discussed the customs protocol as well as other commercial matters involving the two countries.
In a statement before his meeting with Mr. Caglayan, Minister Tatar pointed to the fact that Turkey was the TRNC’s largest trading partner and underlined the need to lower export and shipping costs as well as trade tariffs between the two countries.
He said his ultimate goal was to transform the TRNC into a big and successful Turkish market on the European border.
“We are aiming to bring more Turkish products to the TRNC at lower costs so to curb the public’s spending in the South” the Minister added.
Speaking for his part, Turkish Minister Caglayan said commercial problems between Turkey and the TRNC will be overcome with joint initiatives.