It’s necessary to support businesses from Bulgaria and Turkey for successful partnerships

The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov and the Secretary General Vasil Todorv talked with the Chairman of the mixed business council Zeki Sarabekir, the Deputy Chairman Emrah Sazak, board member Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik, Bekir Turan, coordinator and members of the council.

Simeonov discussed with the partners the need for active joint actions to support bilateral trade and economic relations. "Turkey is among our most active partners, he said, but we must support businesses on both sides to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic and military conflicts in the regions close to the Balkans."

Sarabekir, who heads the Turkish-Bulgarian Business Council for the third consecutive term, explained that the main activity of the organization is economic diplomacy. There are about 30 council members and they all have companies or partners in Bulgaria.

The participants in the meeting agreed to organize business forums on a reciprocal basis, with a focus on specific sectors / trade, logistics, investments, information technologies, 3D printing, cooperation in the field of higher education.

An example of the need to connect businesses from Bulgaria and Turkey was the third business forum Balkan Business Summit 2024, held in Bansko last week. The purpose of the event was to strengthen regional economic cooperation between the Balkan countries and to create successful future partnerships. Companies from various sectors including automotive, construction, metals, IT and travel services have taken part.

Balkan Business Summit 2024 was organized by the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Bulgarian Investment Agency, the Trade Section at the Embassy of Turkey in Bulgaria, the Turkish-Bulgarian Business Council at the Council for Foreign Economic relations of the Republic of Turkey (DEİK) and the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

If you are interested in participating in future Bulgarian-Turkish business forums and events with bilateral business meetings, you can contact BCCI, Directorate of International Cooperation and International Organizations, e-mail: interdpt@bcci.bg.