D-8 industry ministers release Istanbul declaration at end of their meeting
Industry ministers of Developing 8 countries released on Thursday an Istanbul Declaration at the end of their three-day meeting.
The declaration reaffirmed common wish and desire of member countries to encourage industrial and technical cooperation, and said D-8 member states should boost their industrial cooperation in a way that would cover production of D-8 model cars in the long term.
In the declaration, member states agreed to hold conferences, seminars, vocational courses, workshops and fairs to exchange know-how and experiences, to increase investments, and to support environment-friendly investments and projects for sustainable development.
The declaration said member states aimed to end poverty by supporting dynamism and competitiveness of national economies and raising employment.
In the declaration, the states also agreed to increase joint researches on energy to raise use of renewable energy resources, lift technical obstacles before trade, and increase share of D-8 countries in international markets.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Turkey’s Science, Industry & Technology Ministry signed a cooperation protocol with Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade & Industry.
The D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Industry took place in Istanbul on October 4-6.
D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an organization for development cooperation among the following countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.
The establishment of D-8 was announced officially through the Istanbul Declaration of Summit of Heads of State/Government on June 15, 1997.
The objectives of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation are to improve member states; position in the global economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance participation in decision-making at international level, and improve standards of living.
7 October 2011
SOURCE: CUMHURIYET
