Türkiye's dialogue with the European Union on the matters of the customs union update persists, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said on Thursday, also pointing out that this was a long-standing issue and that the authorities are also following agreements made between other countries.
Speaking at an event, Bolat recalled that Türkiye has launched high-level trade dialogue meetings with the European Commission to update the customs union, referring to the decades-old framework which allows shipments of goods between parties, but which stayed broadly limited to industrial and agricultural goods.
"Of the 29 sub-issues that have caused problems within the customs union, we have resolved 15 through mutual compromise. Our dialogue and meetings on the remaining issues are continuing," Bolat told the summit organized by Dünya newspaper.
Starting his speech, the minister touched upon recent contacts in Budapest, where he travel
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