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Maritime cooperation protocol between Romania and Turkey

The bilateral cooperation between Romania and Turkey can be reinforced by the cooperation protocol between the National Company of Administration of Maritime Ports in Constanta (south-eastern Romania) and the Ro-Ro Pendik Port in Turkey, Minister of Transports and Infrastructure Anca Boagiu said on Thursday.

'Signing this protocol paves the way for carrying passengers and merchandise between Romania and Turkey. The incentives made available by both parties lead to the increase in the sea transit. Therefore, thanks to this protocol signed on Thursday in Bucharest, a major company ranking seven in the world and four in the Black Sea region will operate passenger lines between the two ports. The Turkish ports will be a major starting point for the Romanian merchandise towards the Mediterranean Sea,' Anca Boagiu added.

According to Minister of Transports and Communications in the Republic of Turkey Binali Yilirim, the field of transports may be the most important in developing the economic cooperation between Romania and Turkey.

'Developing the bilateral trade but mainly that between Asia and Europe is the major protocol target. Our task is to open the door for investors and operators in the maritime sector. Both Turkey and Romania understood that they had to increase investments in transports during the crisis,' Binali Yildiram said.

Romania has currently signed similar cooperation protocols with Spain, Kazakhstan, Slovenia. The Ministry is in talks with Rotterdam Port to sign a similar protocol.

Thanks to the protocol with Constanta Port, the Turkish operators will make use of better connections of the lorries in transit towards European countries like Ukraine, Moldova or Poland.

According to the protocol, both sides are to promote cooperation in areas such as merchandise transport, passenger transport, the experience exchange in the field of strategic planning of port development, the decrease in the time necessary for procedures and operations characteristic to each merchandise type. Setting the regular navigation lines between the two ports will be made by encouraging transport companies, ship owners and operators in both Romania and Turkey.

According to both officials, the tax privileges ensuing this protocol will be decided upon in Ankara on March 7 and 8, 2011, in a bilateral economic forum.

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