Ekren: "Turkey expects to strengthen relations with the Obama administration"

Speaking at a meeting organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think-tank in Washington on Wednesday, State Minister for Economy Nazim Ekren said that Turkey expects to strengthen its strategic and financial cooperation with the new US administration. He added that the main aim of his visit was to lay out Turkey's potential to the Obama administration and to gauge their approach. Ekren said that he would meet with the new US economic team and discuss the global economic crisis and its impact on emerging markets. Ekren is also expected to meet with representatives from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.