Syrian transitional President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, was discussing economic ties on a visit to Turkiye on Tuesday, as Turkish transport and manufacturing firms eye big expansion plans for Syria in what some expect will be a tripling of trade, Reuters reports. Turkish exports to the neighbouring country rose 20 per cent in December, when Sharaa’s forces ousted former Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, and jumped by more than 38 per cent in January, Turkish Exporters Assembly data show. Heads of Turkish companies and associations told Reuters they were making new freight connections and capacity investment plans in war-scarred Syria, and they expect economic ties to grow significantly. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said it would discuss with Sharaa “possible joint measures to rebuild the […]
