The Turkish Minister of Commerce, Omer Bulat, discussed in Istanbul with the Bahraini Minister of Industry and Trade, Abdullah bin Adel Fakhru, the development of economic relations and new opportunities for cooperation. Bola: Together with Bahrain, we attach importance to increasing trade, encouraging investments and strengthening ties between the two business communities in order to reach a trade volume of one billion dollars. Both sides emphasize the need to complete the negotiations on the free trade agreement between Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council "as soon as possible and in a constructive approach".