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Turkey, UAE ink free trade deal in latest thaw

The deal marks a new height in improving ties between Ankara and Abu Dhabi after years of locking horns.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Mar 3, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose as they attend a signing ceremony regarding the agreements between the two countries at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on November 24, 2021. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and UAE's President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose as they attend a signing ceremony regarding the agreements between the two countries at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on November 24, 2021. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on Friday. 

Addressing his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and other officials virtually, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the deal as “historical.”

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