Türkiye and Venezuela have pledged to strengthen their collaboration in oil, natural gas and mining, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Friday.
Bayraktar met with Venezuela's Vice President and Petroleum Minister Delcy Rodriguez in Istanbul, where they discussed 'ongoing collaboration within the scope of agreements on oil, natural gas, and mining,' he said on X.
Türkiye and Venezuela agreed 'to take concrete steps in these fields as soon as possible,' he added.
'Our goal is to enhance the relations between our countries, which have deepened recently thanks to our leaders, with our cooperation in the fields of energy and mining,' Bayraktar said.
Bayraktar and Rodriguez's meeting comes months after the pair last met in the Turkish capital Ankara last September.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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