Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country expects Hungary to continue its support for making progress in the positive agenda in Turkiye-EU relations.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his visiting Hungarian counterpart Katalin Novak in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said his country along with Azerbaijan was ready to assist Hungary with natural gas delivery via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP).
Erdogan added that Novak's visit came to discuss bilateral relations in all their dimensions and current regional and global issues. There were opportunities to assess all bilateral commercial, military, economic and cultural relations, the Turkish president said.
He added that the bilateral trade volume reached USD3.5 billion last year and that they discussed steps to be taken with the aim of achieving their joint goal of USD6 billion.
For her part, President Novak noted that Turkiye was indispensable for Hungary's energy security and noted that her country needed the Turkish Stream.
Pointing to the Hungarian parliament's recent approval of Finland's bid to join NATO, Novak said that a positive decision has been made in Hungary regarding Finland joining the NATO, and the issue of Swedish accession is on the agenda and discussions are ongoing in the Hungarian parliament. (QNA)
Source: Qatar News Agency