A team led by Dmitri Croitor, the Moldovan ambassador to Ankara, was welcomed by the Gaziantep Young Businessmen Association (GAGİAD). Turkish-born Ambassador Croitor welcomed the Turkish business community to invest in his nation and spoke about business prospects and incentives during the visit, where commercial potential were also explored.
Cihan Koçer, the chairman of the board of directors of GAGİAD, expressed gratitude to the organization for hosting the Moldovan delegation and noted the long history of cooperation between Türkiye and Moldova.
Koçer asserted that the growth of these ties is a result of sharing ideals with the Gagauz Turks and that the strong structure between the two nations has recently accelerated the volume of trade between the two countries. Currently, goods worth 500 billion dollars are exported to Moldova.
“We aim to increase this exponentially as a country. Gaziantep is a very dynamic city with its industry, trade, and culture. Today, Gaziantep OIZ is Türkiye’s largest OIZ and exports to almost every country in the world. Of course, the share of GAGİAD Members in Gaziantep’s exports is quite high. Last year, we exceeded the $10 billion target. This year, we want to go beyond that. Despite global conditions, it continues to produce and grow. In this sense, I believe that as Gaziantep, we will continue on our way by expanding our relations with Moldova in the coming period,” Koçer said.
According to Dmitri Croitor, Moldova’s ambassador to Ankara, policies have extremely significant benefits in practically every area. Croitor explained that Moldova welcomes investors from practically every corner of the globe and that they particularly want to see the number of Turkish businesses grow there.
According to Croitor, Moldova has 43 free economic zones and offers incentives for people to go there and start businesses because of the country’s longstanding relations and historical ties with Türkiye.
Serhan Yıldız, a member of the executive board of the DEİK Turkey-Moldova Business Council, indicated that they are attempting to connect members of the business community in the two nations through commercial diplomacy.
Moldova is a very important market, Yıldız noted, adding that a large city like Gaziantep, which sells to 190 nations, has the ability to make sizeable investments in Moldova as well.
