Published on Tuesday24thMay2016
Memorandum of Understanding signed between DEİK and Enterprise Ireland
Rona Yircali, Coordinating Chairman Turkey Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK); Overseas Development Aid Minister Joe McHugh and Joe Breslin Regional Director, SEMEA & India Enterprise Ireland
Since 2014, Irish trade to Turkey has increased by 32%
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government’s export agency that advances Irish firms’ expansion and growth to world markets and DEİK, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey. The agreement aims to reinforce bilateral trade relations and increase trade between the two countries.
The signature ceremony hosted Overseas Development Aid Minister Joe McHugh and, DEİK’s Board Member Rona Yircalı, DEIK’s Turkey-Ireland Business Council Chairman M. Hakan Karaalioğlu, Enterprise Ireland’s Director for Turkey, Jonathan Ryan, Enterprise Ireland’s Regional Director SEMEAI, Joe Breslin and prominent business people from both countries.
At the signature ceremony, Minister Joe McHugh remarked:
Ireland and Turkey have a long standing trade relationship, to date bilateral trade between the two countries is approximately €1.6 billion. We are particularly pleased to see several Irish companies operating and creating employment in Turkey. The signing of this memorandum of understanding between Enterprise Ireland and DEİK constitutes a significant milestone in our trade relationship and I am optimistic that this will yield significant benefits to both countries in the years ahead.