Turkey’s MUSIAD opens offices in Belarus, Bulgaria

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL

Turkey's Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MUSIAD) opened an office each in Belarus and Bulgaria, it said on Monday.

The number of MUSIAD's representation points reached 219 in 89 countries with the two new offices, according to a press release.

Belarus is an important trade partner in the Eurasia region, said Ibrahim Uyar, head of MUSIAD's foreign organization and development commission.

"Bulgaria is among Turkey's five largest trade partners and Turkey's share in Bulgaria's foreign trade is 8 percent," Uyar said.

Turkish investments value is around $2 billion in Bulgaria, he added.