Turkey is considering the possibility of replacing Syria in Iraq as an outlet for their goods to Arab markets ...

November 29, 2011

Turkey is considering the possibility of replacing Syria in Iraq as an outlet for their goods to Arab markets

Said Turkish Transport Minister Ben Ali Yıldırım said that his country is considering the possibility of Iraq's use instead of the Syrian gateway to trade with the Middle East in the event of continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria.

Yıldırım said in a statement carried by the official Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday that Ankara will increase the number of border crossings with Iraq in this case, in line with the economic sanctions imposed by the Arab League recently Syria.

The port is now Syria is the main pass through the Turkish goods to the Middle Eastern markets, in addition to the trade exchange between the two countries over a billion dollars a year.

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