Chris Bryant, the UK Minister of State for Trade, said in remarks to Turkish media that he plans to visit Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the coming weeks and highlighted strong opportunities for cooperation.

He said he is well aware of the Turkish companies’ active involvement in both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, The Caspian Post reports, citing AZERTAC.

According to him, Türkiye and the United Kingdom form a unique partnership, adding, “When we act together, we can move things forward in ways that some countries cannot.”

Bryant noted that UK and Türkiye aim to double their annual trade volume, which has reached £28 billion.

The British minister said the agreement should be designed with future decades in mind rather than reflecting economic realities of the past.

“We need to think about what the world will look like in 2050, 2070 and 2080,” he added.