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05-02-2017, 05:29 PM
Erdogan wants to boost trade with India to $10 bn; Modi rejects Erdogan’s call for multilateral dialogue on Kashmir
NEW DELHI: India and Turkey Monday decided to work together to strengthen cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to effectively counter terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders agreed on the need to act and stand against those who create and conceive, support and sustain, shelter and spread these instruments and ideologies of violence. Addressing a joint press event with Erdogan, PM Modi said, "We live in times where our societies face new threats and challenges every day. The context and contours of some of the existing and emerging security challenges globally are our common concern."
"In particular, the constantly evolving threat from terrorism is our shared worry. I held an extensive conversation with the Turkish president on this subject. We agreed that ** intent or goal or reason or rationale can validate terrorism," he said.
PM Modi said the nations of the world needed to work as one to disrupt the terrorist networks, their financing and cross border movement of terrorists. The Turkish president said that his country would always be by the side of India in full solidarity while battling terrorism.
"Terrorist organisations want to launch their propaganda over suffering of people, willing to create future for themselves out of victims' pain," Erdogan said.
The two leaders also agreed on reforms in United Nation Security Council.
"President Erdogan and I recognise need for the UNSC to reflect the world of the 21st century and **t of the century gone by," said PM Modi.
"In every international development that is unfolding in Asia we see India playing a important role," Erdogan said. Turkey’s $6.5 billion annual trade volume with India is "**t e**ugh" and should be boosted, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.
"I think it would be beneficial to raise it to $10 billion," he told a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi broadcast on state television channel TRT Haber.
Erdogan also said he believed India would take steps to expel the domestic network of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed coup in July. Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Turkish businesses to invest in sectors like energy, rail, road, ports and housing, saying India was never a better investment destination than it is **w.
Addressing business leaders present at the India-Turkey Business Summit, which was also attended by visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Modi stressed the need for a substantial increase in the eco**mic engagement between the two countries.
“India and Turkey enjoy good eco**mic ties. While this (trade growth) is encouraging, the level of present eco**mic and commercial relation is **t e**ugh against the real potential,” Modi said.
Observing that India and Turkey, which are among the top 20 eco**mies of the world with strong fundamentals, can substantially increase bilateral cooperation in several areas, the Indian prime minister said, “The time has come to make aggressive effort to deepen relationship and enhance bilateral engagement.” Promising a business friendly environment, Modi said the Turkish construction companies could participate in India’s infrastructure sector development, especially in sectors like ports, rail, housing, energy, hydrocarbon, tourism, textiles and auto.
Modi also highlighted India’s low-cost manufacturing capabilities before the Turkish businessmen while seeking investment. Speaking on the occasion, Turkish President Erdogan also made a strong case for deepening and strengthening bilateral ties to achieve the actual trade potential between the two nations.
He also suggested that India and Turkey should initiate free-trade agreement talks and look for possibility of bilateral trade in domestic currencies to tide over the issue of exchange rate fluctuation.
“We should increase our business and eco**mic relationship. If we can also start the comprehensive eco**mic relations negotiation that would be great, it would be also good to start free-trade agreement talks. This would also add further momentum to our relations,” he said.
Erdogan, however, underlined the need for balancing the trade saying it was highly in favour of India. He also called upon Indian businessmen to increase investments in Turkey stressing that his country was “ideal place for investment and production”. The businessmen of the two countries, he said, could also join hand to explore investment opportunities in third countries.
In clear message to visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had advocated a multilateral dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue, India today asserted that it was an Indo-Pak bilateral matter, essentially due to cross-border terrorism. The virtual rejection of Erdogan’s suggestion came in the course of his discussion with Narendra Modi, during which the two countries held that “** intent or goal or reason or rationale can validate terrorism” and decided to work together to deepen cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to effectively counter this menace.
However, Modi-Erdogan meeting came in the shadow of Turkish president’s comments on Kashmir made during a TV interview ahead of his visit to India.
Erdogan had said, “We should **t allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multilateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek ways to settle the issue once and for all.”
The remarks were **t well received here as they were contrary to the position of India, which maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter between it and Pakistan, and that there is ** scope for a third party mediation.
Asked if the Kashmir issue or Erdogan’s proposal of multilateral dialogue to resolve it figured during the meeting between the two leaders, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said India’s position that Kashmir is its integral part is very sharp and publicly k**wn.
“We conveyed our viewpoint clearly on terrorism and Kashmir (to the Turkish side). It was made clear that there can**t be any justification for terrorism whatever the intent is. We clearly conveyed that the issue of Kashmir is essentially an issue of terrorism.
“We told them that we have been victims of cross-border terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism for 40 years. As far as Kashmir issue is concerned, we have always been ready to resolve it with Pakistan. **t only Kashmir but also all other bilateral issues should be resolved in a peaceful manner,” Baglay said.
He also said that the government has made many attempts to have bilateral talks with Pakistan to address issues, including Kashmir as per the Shimla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration.
Asked about the response of the Turkish side, Baglay said they heard it with “care and attention”.
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NEW DELHI: India and Turkey Monday decided to work together to strengthen cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to effectively counter terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders agreed on the need to act and stand against those who create and conceive, support and sustain, shelter and spread these instruments and ideologies of violence. Addressing a joint press event with Erdogan, PM Modi said, "We live in times where our societies face new threats and challenges every day. The context and contours of some of the existing and emerging security challenges globally are our common concern."
"In particular, the constantly evolving threat from terrorism is our shared worry. I held an extensive conversation with the Turkish president on this subject. We agreed that ** intent or goal or reason or rationale can validate terrorism," he said.
PM Modi said the nations of the world needed to work as one to disrupt the terrorist networks, their financing and cross border movement of terrorists. The Turkish president said that his country would always be by the side of India in full solidarity while battling terrorism.
"Terrorist organisations want to launch their propaganda over suffering of people, willing to create future for themselves out of victims' pain," Erdogan said.
The two leaders also agreed on reforms in United Nation Security Council.
"President Erdogan and I recognise need for the UNSC to reflect the world of the 21st century and **t of the century gone by," said PM Modi.
"In every international development that is unfolding in Asia we see India playing a important role," Erdogan said. Turkey’s $6.5 billion annual trade volume with India is "**t e**ugh" and should be boosted, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.
"I think it would be beneficial to raise it to $10 billion," he told a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi broadcast on state television channel TRT Haber.
Erdogan also said he believed India would take steps to expel the domestic network of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed coup in July. Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Turkish businesses to invest in sectors like energy, rail, road, ports and housing, saying India was never a better investment destination than it is **w.
Addressing business leaders present at the India-Turkey Business Summit, which was also attended by visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Modi stressed the need for a substantial increase in the eco**mic engagement between the two countries.
“India and Turkey enjoy good eco**mic ties. While this (trade growth) is encouraging, the level of present eco**mic and commercial relation is **t e**ugh against the real potential,” Modi said.
Observing that India and Turkey, which are among the top 20 eco**mies of the world with strong fundamentals, can substantially increase bilateral cooperation in several areas, the Indian prime minister said, “The time has come to make aggressive effort to deepen relationship and enhance bilateral engagement.” Promising a business friendly environment, Modi said the Turkish construction companies could participate in India’s infrastructure sector development, especially in sectors like ports, rail, housing, energy, hydrocarbon, tourism, textiles and auto.
Modi also highlighted India’s low-cost manufacturing capabilities before the Turkish businessmen while seeking investment. Speaking on the occasion, Turkish President Erdogan also made a strong case for deepening and strengthening bilateral ties to achieve the actual trade potential between the two nations.
He also suggested that India and Turkey should initiate free-trade agreement talks and look for possibility of bilateral trade in domestic currencies to tide over the issue of exchange rate fluctuation.
“We should increase our business and eco**mic relationship. If we can also start the comprehensive eco**mic relations negotiation that would be great, it would be also good to start free-trade agreement talks. This would also add further momentum to our relations,” he said.
Erdogan, however, underlined the need for balancing the trade saying it was highly in favour of India. He also called upon Indian businessmen to increase investments in Turkey stressing that his country was “ideal place for investment and production”. The businessmen of the two countries, he said, could also join hand to explore investment opportunities in third countries.
In clear message to visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had advocated a multilateral dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue, India today asserted that it was an Indo-Pak bilateral matter, essentially due to cross-border terrorism. The virtual rejection of Erdogan’s suggestion came in the course of his discussion with Narendra Modi, during which the two countries held that “** intent or goal or reason or rationale can validate terrorism” and decided to work together to deepen cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to effectively counter this menace.
However, Modi-Erdogan meeting came in the shadow of Turkish president’s comments on Kashmir made during a TV interview ahead of his visit to India.
Erdogan had said, “We should **t allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multilateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek ways to settle the issue once and for all.”
The remarks were **t well received here as they were contrary to the position of India, which maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter between it and Pakistan, and that there is ** scope for a third party mediation.
Asked if the Kashmir issue or Erdogan’s proposal of multilateral dialogue to resolve it figured during the meeting between the two leaders, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said India’s position that Kashmir is its integral part is very sharp and publicly k**wn.
“We conveyed our viewpoint clearly on terrorism and Kashmir (to the Turkish side). It was made clear that there can**t be any justification for terrorism whatever the intent is. We clearly conveyed that the issue of Kashmir is essentially an issue of terrorism.
“We told them that we have been victims of cross-border terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism for 40 years. As far as Kashmir issue is concerned, we have always been ready to resolve it with Pakistan. **t only Kashmir but also all other bilateral issues should be resolved in a peaceful manner,” Baglay said.
He also said that the government has made many attempts to have bilateral talks with Pakistan to address issues, including Kashmir as per the Shimla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration.
Asked about the response of the Turkish side, Baglay said they heard it with “care and attention”.
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