ISTANBUL: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi paid a courtesy call on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today.
The meeting, which began at 4pm local time (9pm Malaysian time), lasted about 30 minutes and was held at the Istanbul Congress Centre after the 2026 TRT World Forum opening ceremony.
On bilateral ties, both sides looked forward to strengthening relations following the establishment of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, whose inaugural meeting was held in Ankara in Jan this year.
The discussion also covered raising the bilateral trade target from US$5.6 billion in 2025 to US$10 billion by 2030.
