"Erdogan seeks closer ties with Arab world
BEIRUT � Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for closer ties with Arab countries at an Arab Economic Forum in Beirut yesterday as he hailed his country's economic advances.
In an address to bankers and businessmen, he welcomed Turkey's commercial relations with Arab countries, which has nearly doubled in recent years.
'Turkey's exchanges with Middle Eastern, Gulf and North African countries have soared by 97 per cent, from 7 to 13 billion dollars, between 2002 and 2004,' he said."
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