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Turks to invest in canned food
The Turkish company Penguen, based in Bursa, will invest $15 million in co-operation with a German company to build two canned food plants in Plovdiv and Pazardjik.
An agreement for the projects was reached in a meeting in Turkey between Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme and Penguen owner Turhan Gencooglu, the Bulgarian News Agency announced on Monday.
Gencooglu was born in Bulgaria and many emigrants from the country work in his factories. He is chairman of the Bal-Gec Association of Balkan Emigrants in Bursa.
Dikme travelled to Turkey last Saturday, on the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Husnu Usuf Gyokalp. Over the weekend, he took part in a meeting of the agriculture ministers of the Balkan states in Istanbul.
On Tuesday, Dikme met with Gyokalp, who said that the Turkish side attaches great importance to the development of bilateral co-operation in agriculture. Gyokalp noted that the Istanbul meeting of the farming ministers of Balkan states was an important step forward in the co-operation for the production, development and marketing of agricultural products. Dikme said that despite the recent slump in bilateral trade, he is convinced that with the joint efforts of the two sides, solutions to all problems will be found.
"The Bulgarian government has never forgotten our compatriots in Turkey. We transfer their pensions to the Turkish authorities and they receive them in Turkey. We feel related to them all the time. We would like to offer our gratitude for that to the Turkish government. The removal of visa requirements by the Turkish side was greeted with satisfaction by the Bulgarian people," Dikme pointed out.
Dikme and his delegation were also scheduled to meet Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, but the meeting did not take place due to Ecevit's busy schedule. However, Dikme met with the state minister in charge of emigrant Turks, Abdulhaluk Cay.
The Anatolian news agency reported Cay as saying that Bulgarian-Turkish relations, which have been developing very well lately, are an important factor for security on the Balkans and in Eastern Europe. Cay congratulated the new Bulgarian government and wished its members successful work.
The two ministers discussed the opportunities for co-operation within the Turkish agency for economic development - an institution affiliated with the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The agency operates in Eurasia, in the Turkish-speaking former Soviet republics, and invests not only in the economy but in the spheres of culture, technology and social works as well. Cay proposed that an agreement be signed with the Bulgarian side to guarantee the implementation of joint projects.
An agreement for the projects was reached in a meeting in Turkey between Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme and Penguen owner Turhan Gencooglu, the Bulgarian News Agency announced on Monday.
Gencooglu was born in Bulgaria and many emigrants from the country work in his factories. He is chairman of the Bal-Gec Association of Balkan Emigrants in Bursa.
Dikme travelled to Turkey last Saturday, on the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Husnu Usuf Gyokalp. Over the weekend, he took part in a meeting of the agriculture ministers of the Balkan states in Istanbul.
On Tuesday, Dikme met with Gyokalp, who said that the Turkish side attaches great importance to the development of bilateral co-operation in agriculture. Gyokalp noted that the Istanbul meeting of the farming ministers of Balkan states was an important step forward in the co-operation for the production, development and marketing of agricultural products. Dikme said that despite the recent slump in bilateral trade, he is convinced that with the joint efforts of the two sides, solutions to all problems will be found.
"The Bulgarian government has never forgotten our compatriots in Turkey. We transfer their pensions to the Turkish authorities and they receive them in Turkey. We feel related to them all the time. We would like to offer our gratitude for that to the Turkish government. The removal of visa requirements by the Turkish side was greeted with satisfaction by the Bulgarian people," Dikme pointed out.
Dikme and his delegation were also scheduled to meet Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, but the meeting did not take place due to Ecevit's busy schedule. However, Dikme met with the state minister in charge of emigrant Turks, Abdulhaluk Cay.
The Anatolian news agency reported Cay as saying that Bulgarian-Turkish relations, which have been developing very well lately, are an important factor for security on the Balkans and in Eastern Europe. Cay congratulated the new Bulgarian government and wished its members successful work.
The two ministers discussed the opportunities for co-operation within the Turkish agency for economic development - an institution affiliated with the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The agency operates in Eurasia, in the Turkish-speaking former Soviet republics, and invests not only in the economy but in the spheres of culture, technology and social works as well. Cay proposed that an agreement be signed with the Bulgarian side to guarantee the implementation of joint projects.
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