Tuzmen stresses new markets' importance for Turkey at a time of global crisis

Speaking at the Fourth Turkquality Vision Seminar, State Minister for Foreign Trade Kursad Tuzmen said yesterday that Turkey should focus on exporting high added value products and creating new brands to secure high-level market segments. Stating that Turkey's foreign trade enjoyed a remarkable growth trend for the last seven years, Tuzmen stressed that expanding new markets in foreign trade and good management are of great importance for Turkey during the current global crisis. He said that Turkey's exports to new markets were rising in recent years thanks to the government's policy aiming to raise market diversification, adding that export/import coverage ratio will be 70 percent by several months.