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Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said that Turkey could make business with Latvia which had a quite well economic performance, Anadolu news agency reported.

There are 34 private and 22 state universities in Latvia which has 2 million population, said Gul who addressed Turkish-Latvian Business Forum together with Latvian President Andris Berzins on Tuesday.

"In 2015, we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Turkey and Latvia," said Gul, adding that Turkey was pleased with Latvia's support to its EU membership process.

Gul said that the current $300 million of trade between Turkey and Latvia was not enough, and he called on Latvian businessmen to invest in Turkey.

Latvian President Berzins said that Turkey targeted to be one of the top ten economies of the world within the next ten years, and Latvia targeted to reach EU's average life standards within ten years, adding that the two countries could reach those targets by developing their cooperation.

Noting that strong companies of Latvia had close relations with Turkish companies, Berzins said that trade between the two countries could be increased by a project called ZUR, which aims to connect Baltic Sea with Black Sea.

Earlier in the day, Gul held a meeting with Speaker of the Latvian Parliament Solvita Aboltina.