Turkey, Montenegro target $250M trade volume: President

By Talha Ozturk

CETINJE, Montenegro (AA) – Turkey and Montenegro set a $250 million trade volume target, the visiting Turkish president said on Saturday.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic in the city of Cetinje, the former royal capital of Montenegro.

Addressing a joint news conference, Erdogan said that his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro shows Turkey's responsibility to the Balkan countries.

The unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is very important for Turkey and it will help overcome disagreements, he asserted.

The Turkish leader on Saturday arrived in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, the second stop on his mini-tour of two Western Balkan countries.

Later, Erdogan is scheduled to meet with Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic.

This is Erdogan's first-ever official visit to the small Balkan country.

During face-to-face meetings, bilateral relations will be reviewed and steps will be discussed for deepening cooperation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first stop of Erdogan’s mini-western Balkans tour as he arrived in the capital Sarajevo on Friday.

Erdogan is accompanied by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Trade Minister Mehmet Mus, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin.